Roman Co-Housing Apartments
Architecture solves Social Discourse
As the cost of living steadily increases and the livable wage remains the same many young adults in Rome, Italy are faced with little options once their educational career are completed. The number of people faced with homelessness rises for people as young as 15 due to lack of resources.
Network
An architectural solution — Co-housing and along with it workforce resources and spaces to network. Programs gradually change from public to private spaces as tenants travel upward in the building. The ground level offers public spaces to study, work, do laundry and play games such as billiards and air hockey. The next level up is a full balcony where tenants can lounge, smoke and grab sunlight from home even on a rainy day. The following level is the first to hold co-housing units where livable space sucha as bedrooms and bathrooms are private while communal space such as kitchens, dining areas, small lounges and balconies are shares among all of the tenants. The final level mimics the preceding level with less surface area.
Ex-Filanda Site Visit
I had the privelidge of visiting the Ex-Filanda site prior to designing the Co-Housing space. It was very important for the design to respect the ruins of the once factory of textiles, give visual references to the historical Aurelien Wall across the street, and not block light from the tenants in neighboring buildings.
