Modular Housing - Model Study

Group Members: Yan Przybyszewski, Nouran Albolok, Emily Morgan, Justine Shirley and Marguerite Janet

Stage 4 Dip Architecture

Wood, Plexiglass, Spray paint
170 x 130 - 1 to 100 scale

Conceptual Model illustrating a modular housing project in Thornwood, Glasgow.

5 Colours were chosen, each representing a "Type" which corresponded to a different size apartment.

Type 1 - Red - 27m2
Type 2 - Blue - 45m2
Type 3 - Green - 54m2
Type 4 - Orange - 72m2
Type 5 / Extra space - Yellow - 9m2

The ground level has 2 spaces expressed by different wood grains, one for commercial space and one for communal space. There is also a clear wood connecting the floors vertically representing the circulation core. The plexiglass is showing winter gardens accessible by residents.

This model allowed to try different combinations and test how this idea could work and evolve over decades.