“Megacity Skeleton” is a housing prototype project aimed at improving the urban living environment. The project site is located at Kampong Cikini, a high‐density informal settlement situated in the center of Jakarta Megacity. Although this kind of area is always at risk of slum clearance owing to its poor hygiene and environmental conditions, it has fostered attractive lifestyles with a low global environmental load and rich co‐help systems among the intimate community over time. Our challenge is to propose a new approach to sustain urban regeneration through a series of micro architectural interventions respecting the existing urban structure and social capital. The proposed architecture “Megacity Skeleton” is clearly constituted by the skeleton and the skin. This concept ensures the future basic living environment by controlling the “possibility” and “impossibility” of DIY construction by residents.
This is the second paper reporting the versatile renovation method for staircase type residential building. Previously we reported 1) the technical review process for building upgrade, and 2) many variation of room types which accepts diversity of residents. Here we report 3) the legalization scheme to promise the renovated building safety, and 4) the method of construction record on which the condition of existing skeleton is described in detail. Both verification reports are on the case of large-scale renovation project by Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation.
There is a lot of dilapidated building stock of staircase type residential building which is over 30 years after construction. It has been becoming urgent issue how to regenerate these old stocks. This study is aimed to propose a versatile renovation method for staircase type residential building. Here we report 1) the technical review process for building upgrade, and 2) many variation of room types which accepts diversity of residents. Both verification reports are on the case of large-scale renovation project by Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation.
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