Group 32
UTOPI-AGE

We are MSA Group 32, and we will be collaborating with Lexington, an expert public consultation agency, and 5plus Architects to bring forward plans for age-friendly accommodation as part of the proposals for the land at the end of Ryebank Road in Chorlton, known as Ryebank Fields. This project aims to explore what age-friendly accommodation could look like through engagement with the local community to develop the plans and how our group as students would look to design highly sustainable dwellings in Chorlton. The idea is not to aim for an “old-age home", but rather come up with a fun and vibrant living environment for over-55s, that reflects the needs and wants of potential future residents .

Ziyan C / Akash J / Pragnya T / Qipei F / Chuyue J

Ziyan C
Site:
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) own a 4.69 hectare site to the north of Longford Road, Chorlton. The current vehicle access to the site is from the junction of Longford Road with Ryebank Road, with further pedestrian access onto Ryebank Road to the north. In 2019, the University decided to sell the land to a suitable developer as part of its strategy to consolidate onto a single, sustainable, city campus. The University has now chosen a partnership between Step Places and Southway Housing Trust to develop the site who have shared their initial vision for a sustainable, community-led residential development for the land .
Posted 13 Mar 2023 14:16
Ziyan C
Social Impact：
The project is a part of the vision for Ryebank Fields, which is a proposed sustainable, socially and environmentally responsible, residential development. The proposed scheme aims to provide high-quality and affordable homes to meet the needs of the local community, as well as promoting community engagement through physical connections, walkable and accessible features, and the ambition to achieve biodiversity net gain. As for MSA Group 32’s age-friendly housing project, we will focus on three aspects of the big picture：

- Establish a community network to improve social connections

- Pay attention to aged people's physical and mental health by manipulating the residential environment

- Promote equality among different groups of people
Posted 13 Mar 2023 14:18
Ziyan C
Skills：
The skills you will learn or develop in the project UTOPI-AGE can be divided into three parts responding to the three project phases. During the stage of the previous research, we will be engaged with a client brief, site survey and precedent study. And the specific actions include brainstorming, diagramming, comprehensive macro site analysis and an age-friendly housing workshop. During the design exploration, we will mainly focus on the collaborative working mode in which we will develop our communication skills with our partners and relevant personnel. You will learn iteration skills in a method of physical collage to explore various possibilities. Coming to the final stage of visualization of outcomes, with the help of the team and your peers, you will learn and apply various software including Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, V-Ray, Lumion and so on. You will have a chance to study the whole working flow and gain some precious experience from our students.
Posted 13 Mar 2023 14:19
Ziyan C
We are happy to introduce our collaborator, Roxanne, an architect at 5plus Architects and a tutor of PRAXXIS Atelier in MSA. She has mainly worked in the public sector- which is where her interests in architecture are mainly focused- education, community and encouraging social encounters through design, colour and public space.
Posted 13 Mar 2023 14:28
Ziyan C
Name:
Ziyan Chen

Course:
B.Arch in Nanjing Tech University, China
M.Arch in Manchester School of Architecture, UK

Atelier:
Praxxis

Interests:
Gardening
Writing novels
Movies
Art

Skills:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
AutoCAD
Lumion
SketchUp
Rhino
Grasshopper


Passion about:
Feminist architecture, AI-assisted architectural design, Narrative architecture
Posted 13 Mar 2023 14:34
Qipei F
Name:
Qipei Fang (Irene)

Course:
B.Arch in University of Sydney, Australia
M.Arch in Manchester School of Architecture, UK

Atelier:
CPU[ai]

Interests:
Travelling
Table Tennis
Photography

Skills:
Rhino
Lumion
Adobe suite
AutoCAD
V-Ray

Passion about:
Sustainable Design, Morphology Exploration, Portable Structure Design
Posted 13 Mar 2023 15:22
Chuyue J
Name:
Chuyue Jiang (James)

Course:
B.Arch in University of Sydney, Australia
M.Arch in Manchester School of Architecture, UK

Atelier:
CPU[ai]

Interests:
Basketball
Gym
Tennis
Reading

Skills:
Rhino
Grasshopper
V-Ray
Adobe suite
AutoCAD

Passion about:
Architectural Theory, Art, Philosophy, Social Science, Post-humanism
Posted 13 Mar 2023 15:23
Ziyan C
We are happy to introduce our collaborator, Katy, a senior consultant at Lexington, working to deliver stakeholder engagement, consultations and communications strategies for a range of property clients. She is a young professional with experience in the property, engineering, healthcare, and environment sectors.
Posted 13 Mar 2023 15:31
Pragnya T
Name:
Pragnya Thakur

Course:
B.Arch from Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, India
M.Arch in Manchester School of Architecture, UK

Atelier:
Praxxis

Interests:
Cooking
Reading
Music
Movies
Photography

Skills:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
AutoCAD
Revit
ArchiCad

Passion about:
Sustainability, Story telling in Architecture, Process-driven, Research-oriented design.
Posted 13 Mar 2023 15:54
Akash J
Name:
Akash Joshi

Course:
B.Arch from Aayojan School of Architecture, India
M.Arch in Manchester School of Architecture, UK

Atelier:
CPU[ai]

Interests:
Table Tennis
Gym
Gaming

Skills:
V-Ray
Lumion
Blender
Adobe Suite
AutoCad
Revit
ArchiCad

Passion about:
Contemporary Architecture, History of Architecture
Posted 13 Mar 2023 16:00