01Residential Architecture

Urban Residential Building.

Housing + Public Ground Floor

03/04

Brick residential building front elevation with glazed balconies and planted recess

A NOTE ON THIS PROJECT

Space for
the story.

A mid-rise residential proposal combining several apartment types with a more public ground-floor programme. The design explores how housing, shared outdoor space and an active urban frontage can coexist on a constrained site.

PROJECT TYPE: Residential Architecture
YEAR: 2025/26
LOCATION: Urban site shown on academic drawings
CONTEXT: Cracow University of Technology · Faculty of Architecture · Residential Building in Urban Development · Year 3 / Semester 5
ROLE: Student author: Amridaa Otgonbaatar
STUDIO CREDITS: Course leader: Wojciech Korbel; group leader: Weronika Krauze-Rachtan

02 / THE IDEA

From first thought
to form.

The floor plans distinguish four residential unit types — approximately 30 m², 55 m², 64 m² and 133 m² — organized around a shared stair and lift core. The ground level incorporates exhibition areas and a garden, while underground parking is separated below.

02 / THE SITE

A public edge, a quieter garden.

The site drawing locates the building within a dense urban block. At ground level, entrance and reception spaces connect to exhibition rooms, garden areas and supporting storage, with a separate car-lift connection.

01 / DrawingSite plan showing the building in its urban block

02 / DrawingGround-floor plan with exhibitions, courtyard garden and service spaces

03 / LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

Four scales of living.

The typical floor compares different apartment sizes and their arrangement around shared circulation. Long balconies and a darker brick facade give the proposed building a layered street elevation.

01 / DrawingTypical floor plan and color-coded apartment unit types

03LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER

In detail.

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01 / VisualFront elevation rendering showing the planted gap and glazed balconies

02 / DrawingCross-sections showing levels, circulation and context

03 / DrawingArchitectural wall and roof details

NOTHING IS FINISHED ALL AT ONCE

Every sketch is a place to begin.