Student Housing Complex

Studio Tom emerson

Spring 2015

Rosengarten

with Victor Lepik

Site model.jpg — The task for the semester was to design a student housing building for 60 students on an empty plot adjacent to the Rosengartenstrasse.

The program is arranged inside a four-storey U shaped building, with the individual rooms facing outwards, while common rooms face the courtyard within. There are no corridors in the project. Every room has direct access to the social space, which acts as the circulation to encourage chance encounters.

The social spaces are dimensioned generously and focus on the courtyard, as this is the most important part of a dormitory in our opinion. The bedrooms are basic in comparison, yet they are functional and compact.

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Third floor plan

Ceiling plan

The social spaces are dimensioned generously and focus on the courtyard, as this is the most important part of a dormitory in our opinion. The bedrooms are basic in comparison, yet they are functional and compact.

The dominant building material is brick and steel beam supports are used only as horizontal elements in the floor plates and as lintels. The massive brick columns function both structurally and spatially.

The ground floor functions as a market place and a semi public square. The massive brick columns act as a diffuser towards the center of building. The building is well connected to its surroundings and opens up towards the city.