CHESTERHOUSE, KENYA

MIXED URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP THREE

LOCAL C A S E S T U D Y

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MIXED URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP THREE

LOCAL C A S E S T U D Y

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R E F O R M A O EWR E
S R S
M, E M
X IECXOICO I

P R O J E C T D E T A I L S
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ARCHITECTS: R I C H A R D M E I E R & P A R T N E R S
3 LIFTS S E R V I C I N G 27 FLOORS ----�-k.

LOCATION: PASEO DE LA R E F O R M A C I U D A D DE 2 F I R E STAIRWELLS

2 S E R V I C E LIFTS

MEXICO, MEXICO "---- CREATION OF FREIGHT

D U E TO RESTRICTED ACCESS

B U I L D I N G H E I G H T O F F I C E TOWER: 180M SPACE SKY P O D I U M L I N K I N G BOTH

TOWERS

B U I L D I N G H E I G H T HOTEL TOWER: 1 1 OM
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AREA: 1 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 SQM OPEN PLAN OFFICES

PROJECT YEAR: 2 0 1 5

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N E W U R B A N I S M P R I N C I P L E S P R A C T I C E D

O B J E C T I V E S O F T H E S T U D Y

S T R U C T U R E O F T H E N E I G H B O U R H O O D
TO U N D E R S T A N D T H E P R I N C I P L E S OF N E W U R B A N I S M A N D W A L K A B I L I T Y

H O W TO A P P L Y T H E M I N U R B A N P L A N N I N G 1 . M O S T N E E D S A R E W I T H I N A 1 0 - M I N U T E W A L K I N G

- T H E C O N T E X T H A S B E E N C A R E F U L L Y
D I S T A N C E O F H O M E
D E S I G N A P P R O A C H
C O N S I D E R E D T A K I N G I N
W O R K A N D A M E N I T I E S .
D E S I G N E D TO TAKE ADVANTAGE O F N A T U R A L L I G H T , C H A N G E S OF
AT H I G H E R L E V E L S W H I C H C O N S I D E R A T I O N O F P U B L I C S P A C E S , T H E
2 . A C C E S S P L A Z A C O V E R E D
S C A L E , F O R M A N D V I E W S OF T H E C I T Y , A C H I E V E D BY P R E S C E N C E O F
C I T Y A N D N A T U R A L L I G H T .
P R O V I D E S A P O R T I C O
V O L U M E T R I C C U T S . S K Y PLAZA A N D AN A T R I U M .
- T H E U R B A N C O U R T Y A R D ( C R E A T E D B Y T H E
U S E D AS T H E M A I N P E D E S T R I A N A C C E S S . T H I S A L S O

C E N T R A L V O I D ) F O R M S A N
H E L P S I N S C A L I N G D O W N T H E B U I L D I N G F A C A D E TO
F U N C T I O N A L I T Y A N D SPATIAL O R G A N I S A T I O N
I N T E R A C T I O N S P A C E F O R T H E P E O P L E .
H U M A N S C A L E .
T H E P R O J E C T CONSISTS OF T H E F O L L O W I N G S P A C E S
- O F F E R I N G F R E S H A I R A N D
- H I G H END OFFICE SUITES
B R E A T H T A K I N G V I E W S O F T H E C I T Y
-RETAIL SPACES

-RESTAURANT
STREETS SURROUNDED BY TREES

-FITNESS C E N T R E

-RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION IMAGE SHOWING THE STRUCTURE

-HOTEL '----'I -RESIENTIAL OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN

RELATION TO THE TOWERS

- -LIFTS A N D STAIRCASE
-PARKING
ON STREET PARKING EASING THE EASE

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OF ACCESS INTO THE BUILDING

- -OFFICE A N D C O M M E R C I A L

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CASE STUDY

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Q U A L I T Y O F A R C H I T E C T U R E A N D U R B A N D E S I G N
A G R E E N A N D S A F E D E S I G N

• D O U B L E L A Y E R G L A S S F A C A D E A L L O W S N A T U R A L L I G H T I N G I N A L L
H A S A C H I E V E D L E E D P L A T I N U M D E S I G N A T I O N .

O F F I C E S P A C E
C A N W I T H S T A N D A 2 5 0 0 Y R S E I S M I C E V E N T

• P R E S E N C E O F A C E N T R A L V O I D , A N U R B A N C O U R T Y A R D , W H I C H I S A
W H I L E A C H I E V I N G A L I F E S A F E T Y P E R F O R M A N C E

C E L E B R A T I O N O F S P A C E , F O R M A N D L I G H T .
L E V E L :

• I N T E R N A L L O G I C S H O W C A S E D O N T H E E X T E R I O R T H R O U G H V O L U M E T R I C
• F L O O R P L A N W I T H G L A S S A L O N G T H E L O N G E S l

C U T O U T S F O R V I E W S A L L O W I N G M A X I M I Z A T I O N O F I N T E R N A L N A T U R A L
S I D E , E N H A N C I N G N A T U R A L I G H T . T H E

L I G H T
T R I L A M I N A T E D G L A S S A N D B R I S E - S O L E I L S K E E P

A N D N A T U R A L V E N T I L A T I O N W I T H I N T H E C E N T R E O F T H E O F F I C E S P A C E S . ;
B U I L D I N G F R O M O V E R H E A T I N G .

I M P R O V E S T R A N S P A R E N C Y A N D E M P H A S I Z E S V I E W S O F T H E
• A U T O M A T E D C O N T R O L S TO O P E N W I N D O W S

H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K S .
B E F O R E D A W N , A L L O W I N G C O O L A I R N I N T O T H E

• T H I N C O L U M N S W H I C H S P A N F O R S H O R T E R D I S T A N C E S C O N T R I B U T I N G
B U I L D I N G A N D R E L E A S I N G , O R " E X H A L I N G , "

TO T H I N N E S S O F T H E S T R U C T U R E W H I C H B R E A K S AWAY R I G I D I T Y
W A R M E R A I R .

• H I S T O R I C A L M E X I C A N B U I L D I N G T R A D I T I O N S O F A R R A N G I N G S P A C E S
• W A T E R C O N S E R V A T I O N S Y S T E M S : C A P T U R E S

A R O U N D A C O U R T Y A R D I N T E G R A T E D I N T H E V O I D
R A I N W A T E R A N D R E U S E S I T I N B A T H R O O M S .

I T A L S O R E C Y C L E S W A S T E W A T E R O N S I T E F O R

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U S E I N A N E N E R G Y - E F F I C I E N T I C E - B A S E D GREEN AND SAFE DESIGN

C O O L I N G S Y S T E M THAT K I C K S I N O N H O T D A Y S .
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• A H I G H E F F I C I E N C Y C O O L I N G P L A N T THAT U S E S I C E S T O R A G E TO R E D U C E

O P E R A T I N G C O S T S A N D M A I N T A I N C O O L I N G , E V E N A F T E R A P O W E R F A I L U R E .

• N A T U R A L L Y V E N T I L A T E D A T R I A T H R O U G H O U T T H E B U I L D I N G TO I M P R O V E

I N T E R N A L A I R Q U A L I T Y .

• W I N D P O W E R I S U S E D TO R E D U C E G R I D - B A S E D E L E C T R I C I T Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S .

• A B E L O W - G R O U N D A U T O M A T E D P A R K I N G A R E A F O R A B O U T 1 , 0 0 0 V E H I C L E S

W I T H A D V A N C E D R O B O T I C S Y S T E M A U T O M A T I C A L L Y P A R K S C A R S

R E D U C I N G T H E A M O U N T O F S P A C E A N D V E N T I L A T I O N R E Q U I R E D .

I S T R U C T U R A L A N A L Y S I S

A N D Q U A L I T Y O F A R C H I T E C T R E

A C O M B I N E D P I L E A N D RAFT

FOUNDATION. COMPRISES OF A

CENTRAL VOID SHOWCASING HUMAN SCALE AND ACTING AS

CONCRETECOREANDPOST­ LATERAL LOAD RES/SITING BRACING, WHICH CONTRIBUTES

AN INLET FOR NATURAL LIGHT.

TO AESTHETICS
T E N S I O N E D C O N C R E T E SLABS WITH

S P A N D R E L BEAMS

MIXED URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP THREE

CASE STUDY

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M I X E D L I V I N G A N D Z O N I N G C O N N E C T I V I T Y

C O M P R I S E S O F T W O B U I L D I N G S J O I N E D BY A B A S E : 1 . C O M P R I S E S 2 T O W E R S T H A T A R E C O N N E C T E D BY T H E B A S E T H A T

O N E I S A 4 0 - F L O O R ( 1 8 0 M H I G H ) T O W E R C O M P R I S I N G H O U S E S T H E P A R K I N G .

O F O F F I C E S , R E T A I L S P A C E , R E S T A U R A N T S A N D F I T N E S S C E N T E R . 2 . T H E S K Y T E R R A C E ( N O T C H C U T I N T O T H E U P P E R S E C T I O N O F T H E O F F I C E

T H E O T H E R I S A 2 7 - F L O O R ( 1 1 0 M H I G H ) H O T E L T O W E R . T O W E R ) C O N N E C T I N G L O W E R F L O O R S W I T H U P P E R A S IT A T T R A C T S P E O P L E

W I T H I T S W I D E V I E W O F T H E C I T Y .

Z O N I N G : 3 T H E O F F I C E T O W E R I S I N C I S E D W I T H A V E R T I C A L V O I D T H R O U G H T H E C O R E

F O R M I N G A N A T R I U M C O N N E C T I N G T H E G R O U N D W I T H T H E SKY.

1 . R E A C H E S O U T TO T H E S U R R O U N D I N G E N V I R O N S 4 . T H E S T A I R A N D L I F T L O B B I E S A N D O F F I C E C O R R I D O R S O V E R L O O K T H I S A T R I U M

2 . T H E P L A Z A AT T H E T O P O F T H E P A R K I N G P L I N T H C O N N E C T S T H E TWO T O W E R S T H U S E N H A C I N G S P A T I A L C O N N E C T I V I T Y

3 . T H E S K Y T E R R A C E I S D E S I G N E D A S A P U B L I C V I E W I N G P L A T F O R M .
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4 . T H E L O C A T I O N M A R K S T H E H I S T O R I C C E N T R E O F M E X I C O C I T Y AS A

V I S I B L E U R B A N G E S T U R E .

5 . A C E N T R A L V O I D W H I C H E M P H A S I Z E S S P A C E , F O R M A N D N A T U R A L L I G H T I N G .

6 . A C E N T R A L V O I D A L S O P R O V I D E S P U B L I C O P E N S P A C E W I T H V I E W S ....
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SKY TERRACE OVERLOOKING THE ATRIUM ON

THE INSIDE.

SKY PLAZA BRINGING THE OUTSIDE TO THE INSIDE

M A T E R I A L S

- T H E W H I T E A R C H I T E C T U R A L
SKY TERRACE

C O N C R E T E H A S B E E N U S E D TO

I N C R E A S E B R I G H T N E S S A N D

R E F L E C T I V I T Y I N T H E I N T E R I O R

S P A C E , M A K I N G I T V I B R A N T

- T H E I N T E R I O R F L O O R S H A V E
ELEVATED PLAZA

U S E D B L A C K M A T T E S T O N E

T I L E S TO R E D U C E I N T E R N A L

R E F L E C T I O N S H E N C E

R E D U C I N G I N T E R N A L

D I S C O M F O R T G L A R E

INTERCONNECTED STREETS TO

DISPERSE TRAFFIC

MIXED URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP THREE

NARROW STREET TO DISCOURAGE

SPEEDING THAT MIGHT SCARE OFF

CASE STUDY
PEDESTRIANS. THIS ENCOURAGES

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WALKING.
CONNECT/YITY

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URBAN SPATIAL
LOCATION OF SITE
CHARACTERISTICS
1. EDGE 3. DISTRICT
K e r i c h o s t r e e t is located 5 0 m to the right of the busy digo road, T h e s t r e e t i s c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y a d e f i n e d b u i l d i n g l i n e o f 7 .5
Kericho street is a well defined district where
just behind the iconic barclays bank roundabout that connects h e i g h t (u p t o 1 st floor)
people go into to conduct their day to day
kenyatta avenue with digo road through langoni rd and right to
business and leave. Business and other activities
the s o n a r a j e w e l l e r y s h o p .
i n t h e s t r e e t a r e a r r a n g e d /o r i e n t e d i n r e l a t i o n t o
the district.
The buildings, from the front view, have retained the s a m e
a r c h i t e c t u r a l look they had since their construction even though
they have lost colours, and o r i g i n a l lustre.
4. NODE

The k e r i c h o s t r e e t is popular for traditional spices, b e a d s , The two entry point of Kericho street serve as the
lesos, kiondos, kikois, sandals, beach clothes and jewellery at main nodes, the focal points of the street, resulting
relatively reasonable prices. t o t h i s b e i n g t h e m a i n b u s i n e s s /e c o n o m i c a r e a s o f
the street, characterzed by alot of tuktuks, cars and
2. PATH
people which consequently results to heavy traffic in
The Kericho street serves as the main channel to traffic this nodes
and people through Kericho street.

People observe the street while

m o v i n g t h r o u g h i t, a n d a l o n g t h e s e p a t h s t h e o t h e r
economic activities are arranged and related to the path
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LEGEND LEGEND

VEHICULAR ACCESS
MARIKITI MARKET

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
PROPOSED SITE
MIXED URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP THREE
BUILDINGS

SITE ACCESS
KERICHO STREET URBAN SPATIAL ANALYSIS

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ARCHITECTURE STREET FACADE BUILDING FINISHES
Use of paint as a wall finish in most bilding and also
lime to others because of its durability and doesnt
peel easily

Kericho is characterized by traditional colonial architecture with

a building typology of rectangular shaped structures going upto HEIGHTS AND LEVEL
1 st floor (a h e i g h t o f 7 .2 m e t e r s )
Buildings along the Kericho street have a maximum of 3
f l o o r s a n d o t h e r s 2 f l o o r s [m o s t l y ] w h i c h a p p r o x i m a t e s t o 9 VEHICULAR / PEDESTRIAN FLOW
BUILDING ELEMENTS meters of height
Kericho street is a one way road accomodating
Buildings along the Kericho street have window casement
both vehicular and pedestrian use with a width of 5
while the doors are overhead shutter doors
meters leaving a 900mm walk way on both sides

1. WINDOWS

Buildings on the street are composed of large horizontal

windows with glass panes opening to the street. W i n d o w s a r e
made of steel with a steel mesh for security.

ACTIVITIES
BUILDING MATERIALS Kericho street apart from accomodating vehicular
and pedestian flow it also accomodates business
Mansonry blocks have been majorly used in the construction
activities for different business men and women
of the buildings with cement mortar mixture as the binding
since its location its in a busy market.
material
s u p e r m a r k e t /r e t a i l s h o p s p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s ,
utensils and cultery shops

2. DOORS

Buildings are comprised of steel double doors measuring upto

1 .8 - 2 .0 m

Rental shops Hawking Eateries

MIXED URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP THREE

URBAN SPATIAL ANALYSIS

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I ) Traffic and congestion IDEAL B
vehicular and pedestrian path

High pedestrian and vehicular movement create

street congestion.
SUGGESTIONS AND
pedestrian and cyclist path
Unauthorized sellers are seen along the street, SCENARIOS A
C
bringing about congestion
1 .R e m o v a l o f u t i l i t y p o l e s A vehicular parking
Power and communication lines should be
moved underground through the cration of
c o m m o n d u c t s a n d o t h e r f a c i l i t i e s.
This initiative aims to strengthen urban
disaster functions ensuring safe and pleasant
spaces for pedestrians and creative and
urban landscape.
ii) Drainage
Sewer system design is below par which creates
unpleasant scenary of waste along the path and at
various nodes which alarms about health hazards

s a f e t y -c r o s s w a l k s , b i c y c l e p a t h s , s i g n s e n c o m p a s s e d w i t h i n t h e o v e r a l l s t r e e t t o
enhace users safety while ensuring ease of accessibility.

iii ) Orientation
Pedestrian are exposed to adverse effects of the
scorching sun due to lack of efficient shading
techniques to enhance pedestrian
comfortability.

2 .D e v e l o p m e n t o f l a n d s c a p e s . L a n d s c a p i n g - a v e r a g e m e d i u m h e i g h t t r e e s t o e n s u r e s a f e t y ,e n h a n c e
In order to create a pleasant environment and some shading while maximising views and preserving the scenery of
roads that are visually attractive and lush with various buildings.
greenery, an integrated approach to road and S p a c e f o r l o u n g i n g -p r o v i n s i o n o f s e a t s w h e r e p e o p l e c a n r e l a x a n d e n j o y
iv ) Architecture sidework landscapes should include making
M o s t o f t h e b u i l d i n g s h a v e d e t e r i o r a t e d, i.e , s i d e w a l k p a v e m e n t c o l o u r f u l l,p l a n t i n g m o r e
painting, window maintainances, louvres, d a m a g e d g r e e n e r y , i n s t a l l i n g s t r e e t l i g h t i n g.
window overhangs creating an unattractive facade 1 .F r o n t a g e z o n e : f u n c t i o n s a s
the extension of the building
scenes whilst disrupting the silhouette of the same entryways and potential
sidewalk cafes

2 .p e d e s t r i a n t h r o u g h z o n e s ,
provides access pathway to
pedestrian

3 .s t r e e t f u r n i t u r e- e m p h a s i z e s
l i g h t i n g , b e n c h e s ,b i c y c l e
parking location

vi) prescence of utility poles 4. buffer zones separated bike D i s t i n c t d e s i g n - s t r e e t p a v i n g ,s i g n a g e l i g h t i n g, l a n d s c a p i n g , m a r k i n g s

power and communication lines run above the road ways parklets storm water
m a n a g e m e n t ,b i k e p a r k i n g , art pieces trees to provide sense of originality
.T h i s p o s e s r i s k s t o u r b a n d i s a s t e r p r o b l e m s r i s k i n g
lives of pedestrians and various venders. 1 2 3 4

MIXED URBAN GROUP THREE

3 .F i n a n c i n g - P r o v i d i n g b u i l d i n g
DEVELOPMENT
owners loans for building maintainance.

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