THE JUNCTION
- MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH STUDENTS DORMS -
Warsaw, Poland
This student dormitory project reinterprets Polish 'Stucco' houses as greenhouses, merging permaculture with traditional architecture. The design includes a double skin facade with a steel and glass exoskeleton and traditional brickwork, enhancing energy efficiency and adjusting for seasonal demands. Spaces between the facades serve as social areas, promoting community and interaction while improving environmental and social wellbeing. The the project acts as a greenhouse, roofed by a green canopy of permaculture - generating organic products for the restaurants on the public ground floor.
URBAN REGULATIONS
1- Old factory to preserve
2- No-build zone
3- Maximum height allowed in each zone
MASSING
1- The plot links the green areas surrounding it: continuity of the public space on the GF
2- Living in the periphery: formation of an enclosure.
3- Creation of a double skin to filter noise, pollution, and for energy efficiency.
4- Opening up views on the old factory.
DOUBLE SKIN
SHAPE INSPIRED BY THE TRADITIONAL STUCCO HOUSE TYPOLOGY
1-Sketch of the exoskeleton: steel and glass construction
2- Sketch of the inner skin: brick construction
3- Circulation diagram
3- Section A-A
4- Section B-B
PLANS
1- Typical floor plan
2- 5th floor plan
3- 7th floor plan
PERMACULTURE
1- Lifecycle of organic products cultivated
2- View of permaculture floor
energy efficiency
1- Protection from heat (good ventilation)
2- Protection from the cold on cloudy days (buffer zone)
3 - Greenhouse effect in cold sunny days
SOCIAL INTERACTION
1- Detail 1: family housing balconies
2- View on family housing balconies
1- Detail 2: students dorms common balconies
2- View on students dorms common balconies
ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR TYPICAL PLANS
1- Fire escape plan
2- Mechanical distribution plan
3- Electrical distribution plan
