Semester 4, 2024Off Kanakapura Main Road, Bengaluru

Z-Living

A co-living block in Revit, and where I learned what a services shaft is for.

Z-Living, a co-living block next to the metro line off Kanakapura Road. Ground plus four, with single rooms, double rooms and studios strung along a bending corridor, all modelled in Revit.

It's where I learned what a services shaft is for, why corridors are as long as they are, and how rooms add up into clusters and clusters into a block.

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The site

Site analysis diagram: the housing block in axonometric on its L-shaped plot off Kanakapura Main Road, with the sun's arc in orange, south-west summer and north-east winter winds in blue, the metro line's shadow and noise from the road. — Site analysis diagram.

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The idea

Annotated 3D view of the block: semi-open cafeteria, glass panels for single rooms, lift cores that vary the elevation, chajjas against noon sun, double-height terraces on alternate levels, recessed and shared balconies, and a tree buffer along the road setback. — Annotated 3D view of the block: semi-open cafeteria.

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Drawings

Site plan at 1:500: the long bent block set into an irregular plot ringed by trees, with landscaping, parking, drop-off and a future-expansion area. — Site plan at 1:500.

Ground floor plan at 1:200: reception, cafeteria, lobby, laundry, a shop, offices, meeting and conference rooms and sit-outs along the spine, with drop-off, pick-up and the parking bays along the tree-lined site edge. — Ground floor plan at 1:200: reception.

Second floor and typical (first, third) floor plans at 1:200: single, double and studio rooms clustered on both sides of a bending double-loaded corridor, with terraces and stair/lift cores. — Second floor and typical (first, third) floor plans at 1:200: single.

Unit plans at 1:50: single sharing, double sharing and studio, each with its own toilet; beds, desks and kitchen counters drawn in colour. — Unit plans at 1:50: single sharing.

Cluster plan at 1:100: studios, doubles and singles packed around a shared lobby and terrace, with the floor tile grid and shafts shown. — Cluster plan at 1:100: studios.

Section 1 at 1:200: the full length of the ground + 4 storey block (levels to +16.0 m), cutting through rooms, corridors, lift and stair cores, with planted terraces. — Section 1 at 1:200: the full length of the ground + 4 storey block .

Sections 2, 3 and 4 at 1:200 across the block, showing floor levels, the double-loaded corridor and terraces. — Sections 2.

Elevation 1-a at 1:200: the long facade in Revit colour, beige walls with coral slab bands and recessed balconies, and a row of trees along the road. — Elevation 1-a at 1:200: the long facade in Revit colour.

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Views

Revit 3D view from the street: the ground + 4 storey block with coral slab edges, cantilevered balconies and lift towers behind a line of trees. — Revit 3D view from the street.

Six Revit section-box axonometrics cutting the model at successive levels, from the ground floor and parking up to the full building with its roof. — Six Revit section-box axonometrics cutting the model at successive levels.

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