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COLMENARES MULTI-HOUSING PROJECT

Part 1 Project 2006
Maria Isabel Espitia Gil
Rosie Somerville
 National University of Colombia - Medellin campus | Colombia
This project is a multi-housing system solution for relocate an in danger low income community, that invaded the “remolino’s creek” setback ordinance in Medellín -Colombia. The proposal also aims to recover the creek as a public space and to solve the 100 dwellings required for his proximity with the massive bus system transportation “Metro Plus”.

The project was inspired in honeycombs. The hexagonal steel spatial structure is also the base of the three types of dwellings. The structure, covered with Dry Wall, form an air camera system between the dwellings, that contains electrical and hydrosanitaries installations. It is a flexible, lighted and permeable building.



Our sixth semester project workshop aims to solve urban problems with multi-housing projects. Medellín is in a linear valley formed by big mountains. The city is structured transversally by numerous creeks dangerously descending from this mountains. The city planning law ordain a 15 m setback in both sides of the creeks, for public space destination and disasters prevention. Unfortunately the setbacks are invaded by low income people who are risking their lives.
This project has been nominated for his creative solution to this problem. The proposal relocates the residents in site and in to an innovative beehive structural system based in honeycombs.

Professor Juan Carlos Castañeda Acero.
Tutor(s)
2006
Medellin, Colombia. The poject at "Manrique central" one of the rough parts of the town.
Free associations with the way of the human life, and obsession with the figure, with the six number, the holle perfection, the hexagon it`s everywhere: at the microcosm, and the macrocosm.
Localization model, the projec colmenares
walking to the proyect by "Carlos Gadel" Avenue. Looking the project a new mark on the sky line.
Three types of this business premises; small, médium and large one; this spaces can be used for a restaurant, grocery or a bar. On yellow color the main access to the building a controled area, given security to the users.
the changing dimesion, depend of the apartment. Each color it's a diferent typology.
The circulation into the Project, ONE passage at the south side. On the left side the way to access to the apartments, and on the right side how Works this access, on a south view, and in a smaller images the north view, and the private diagonal.
the structural model. Like a real honeycomb support each other. A mega structure made by iron of 15cm or less of section.
The hexagonal structure is like a conceptual & structural base of the dwelling. A mega structure in prefabricated.
Pictures of the real area, around "remolino" stream. A difficult area can be transformade.
view from the public space on the high part looking the north face of the building. Pedestrian view
the green roofs; the public space and the pivate spaces.
The north view, the changing face several long on each apartment.
The public space, all that lineal park, and the strem. the lenguge on the building, ups and downs.
The south view, the movement thanks to the social areas on blue.
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