Using the shipping container modules that I designed for use in the building of a student dormitory in the south of Taiwan, I used the simple stacking of the modules to create a design proposal.
The design is very simple, it uses a long spiral ramp as the main walkway to access every dorm room, with stair and elevator cores at diagonal opposite ends of the building, creating open landing areas for circulation and domestic activities. The slant of the ramp creates a unique triangular entrance way into the central courtyard of the building, which has been made as large as possible to allow for the maximum use of the space along with the a high degree of shading from the building itself as the south of Taiwan can get very hot during the summer months. From the exterior the building is quite modest and understated per the requirements of the university, but from inside the spiral nature of the building creates a slightly surreal sensation of the building almost floating above the ground. A sensation that mimics the buildings environmental footprint.
A modest elevation
Large internal courtyard
Triangular entrance and slight floating sensation
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