The diamond of sustainability

Social housing developed through environmental reasoning, collective space and a legible construction system.

Context: Academic design proposal
Place / Date: Milan, Italy · 2013
Role: Student design work
Institution / Practice: University of Camerino · Constructive design workshop

Exploded housing assembly, plans and technical sections — Spatial organization and material layers made visible.

01 / Question

Connect housing organization with sunlight, environmental comfort and material assembly.

02 / Process

Form studies test orientation and internal openings. Plans organize different dwelling types and shared space. An exploded assembly connects spatial choices to an X-Lam construction concept.

03 / Outcome

A coordinated academic design study: massing, environmental diagrams, plans, sections and construction layers. Published calculations remain study outputs, not independently verified building performance.

Environmental studiesHousing designConstruction detailing

Housing orientation and environmental strategy diagrams — Form, sunlight, shared space and ventilation strategies.

Social housing massing and solar diagram — Academic housing proposal, Milan.

Credits & provenance

Constructive design workshop · Roberto Ruggiero · University of Camerino.

Portfolio pp. 25–27; supplied 22.jpg, 23.jpg, 24.1.jpg.

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