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Design Housing for Grandfamilies |
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Design
Problem
Four living units for “Grandfamilies”
A “Grandfamily” is a new term for a family
where the grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives
or close family friends are raising a child because
the biological parents are unable to do so. There are
nearly 7 million children in the United States who are
being cared for in this way.
You are the architect for a new housing complex for
4 grandfamilies on a site at 64th and Hamilton that
is comprised of 5 City of Chicago standard lots.
Who is eligible to enter
in this category?
Third year architecture students
must enter a project in either Division 8 or Division
9. Upon completion of one of these projects, you are
eligible to enter a second project in Division 4, 5,
6, 7 or 10.
In addition to Chicago Public School students enrolled
in a third year architecture class, any first or second
year student is eligible to register. Any CPS high school
student not registered in an architecture course is
also welcome to enter this division.
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PROGRAM
The
complex must include: |
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Housing for 4 families. The housing for each family
should be between 1,500 – 1,800 square feet. |
| • Common outdoor/garden
space |
| Private outdoor space
for each family |
| Place to prepare meals
as a group |
| Meeting room for homework,
hanging out, etc. |
| Parking for 4 cars
on site |
| • Accessibility
& universal design[note: definition needed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_design
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility |
| • Energy efficient
and green design elements |
| • 3 BR’s
for kids with shared bath; 1 BR for grandparent
with private bathroom for each family |
| Washer & dryer for
each family |
| Place for a dining
table for each family |
| Storage for each family |
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The home will sit on a typical Chicago lot. The site plan can
be Downloaded here
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TECHNIQUE
You may use any method you’d
like to demonstrate your design. |
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Acceptable types
of representations include: |
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concept
sketch |
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drawing of the complex
in plan |
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drawing of the complex
in elevation |
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drawing of the complex
in section |
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perspective drawing
of the complex |
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hand-rendering of
the complex using any of the following: pencil,
colored-pencil, ink, watercolor |
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collage to represent
your material selection or design inspiration |
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digital rendering
of your design |
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We encourage you
to do design a model, but please photograph it and
include the picture as part of your presentation
board or portfolio. NO PHYSICAL MODELS will be accepted.
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| FORMAT |
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Projects
may not be submitted in teams. |
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Please include a
3 – 5 sentence description of your design
idea on your presentation board or portfolio. |
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Projects may be submitted
on EITHER 3 boards OR in a portfolio |
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3 boards maximum
to explain your design idea |
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1 sheet per board |
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Project boards will
be the standard 22” x 28” black mat
board |
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Projects submitted in
portfolios |
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Portfolios should
be not exceed 10 pages total |
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The overall size
of the portfolio should not exceed an overall size
of 11” x 14” |
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Students are free
to use either standard store-purchased portfolios
(these will not be provided by the Chicago Architecture
Foundation) |
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Students are free
to design their own portfolios |
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For an example of
an acceptable project format, click here [NOTE:
include a photo of last year’s portfolio winner]
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| JUDGING CRITERIA
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Originality
and creativity in design |
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Consistency of design
concept throughout project |
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Effectiveness of
design in resolving client issues |
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Precision and craftsmanship |
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Level of detail |
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Creative representation
of building materials, color, texture and scale |
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Thoughtful description
of final design |
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Well executed drawings
and representations of design |
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Composition of presentation
board |
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