Helianthus Domus

A Context-Driven Proposal for Sustainable Housing and Aging-in-Place in Montreal, Quebec

ContextMcGill University · B.Sc. Architecture

RoleDesign, drawing, visualization, model

AdvisorProf. David Covo

Collab.In partnership with Typhaine Le Hec

AwardPrix de la Fondation Habitat 67

ToolsRhino · V-Ray · Illustrator · InDesign

CLT housing · courtyard scheme · 60 dwellings

Overview

Completed as the final-year studio project of the Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree programme at McGill University, Helianthus Domus is a context-driven proposal for sustainable housing and aging-in-place. The design problem at hand was to develop a contextually-sensitive and environmentally-efficient housing design aimed to accomodate aging-in-place. Simultaneously approaching this problem at the scale of the urban fabric, the individual living unit, and its construction details, the design process began with the establishment of a modular grid system. Special attention was given to making the seasonality of Montreal's climate salient through landscape design. Additionally, this project entailed a detailed study of universal accessibility; the wheelchair-compliant ramp is treated not as a design obstacle but as a design generator.

Interior perspectives

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Plans

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Unit plans

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