Introduction
[Title]
Never Constant
[Definition]
a refuge, but also a storage space
comfort and sense of belonging
be able to adapt to changes
bring more interest and experience to the residents
recycling building (material, form…)
Urban housing faces the practical problems of high housing prices and limited space. At the same time, housing still needs to satisfy the demand for “home” for residents. Comfort and sense of belonging are people’s basic requirements for “home”. The home is a refuge, but also a storage space. On the basis of meeting the needs of life, “home” brings more spiritual comfort to people. For people of different ages, people’s needs for functional space are different, and it will change. Therefore, “home” should be changing, not constant. As residents have different needs for functions, the “home” should be able to adapt to changes. In addition, the changing “home” will bring more interest and experience to the residents. Taking Salt Lake City as a location, housing needs to adapt to many situations. Modular building units can be flexibly changed according to different terrain requirements. No matter from the perspective of “home” or the city, housing should show modularity and variability. The garbage management in Salt Lake City is improving day by day, and the garbage is recycled and used as building materials to create circular buildings. The form and materials of the building will not be constant, because they are often taken locally and modified.
[Analysis]
The climate of Salt Lake City, Utah features cold and snowy winters, hot and dry summers, and modest to light seasonal rainfall. Lying in the Salt Lake Valley, the city is surrounded by mountains and the Great Salt Lake. Under the Köppen climate classification, Salt Lake City has either a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) or a humid continental climate (Dfa) depending on which variant of the system is used, though it borders on a Mediterranean climate (Csa) or dry-summer continental climate (Dsa) as summers are quite dry.
The city has four distinct seasons: a cold, snowy winter; a hot, dry summer; and two relatively wet transition periods.
The airport averages around 37 and 97 days of snow and precipitation, respectively, each year.[1] Daily sunshine hours range from a low of 3.6 in December to a high of 12.3 in July,[6] all for a bountiful total of nearly 3030 hours per year.
[Example]
[Reference]
- https://www.slc.gov/sustainability/history/
- https://betterutah.org/utahs-waste-problem/
- https://www.harvestparkgroup.com/blog/top-10-neighborhoods-salt-lake-city/\
- https://www.utahbusiness.com/utahs-recycling-industry/