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urban dwellings

_who: thomas t. jensen_where: aarch_when:2009_what: in this project the sum-things was interested in how a bottom-up algorithmic approach could be applied to the configuration of an urban residential complex. the project investigates how the ever-evolving organization of
social systems of today might affect an urban residential complex, concluding that typologies, building
types and family typologies no longer apply. this research, conducted through a precendence study of Corbusiers Unité d' Habitation, formed the setup for the dwelling unit. the setup consists of three main-parameters; 1) a public/private
relationship, represented by the Corbusian 'poche', 2) the size
of the unit, 3)the aggregational-logic of the units. through this very simple
set-up very complex formations emerge. furthermore, the system is coded with site-specific intentions that distribute porosity, reacts to a
wanted building density, blocks traffic noise and insures public circulation. the images are an examplification on the system run at 100% buildingdensity at a local site in Aarhus, and represent one possible result out of many.