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THE HOUSING FLOOR PLANS PACK consists of two card packs:
50 HOUSING FLOOR PLANS and 50 HOUSING FLOOR PLANS 2.
Together, they present 100 floor plans from recent collective housing projects and 100 unit types derived from those same plans.

a+t research group examines each project through two key parameters of residential quality: Privacy and Exteriority.

On the front of each card, a floor plan at 1:1000 or 1:1500 scale allows the assessment of Privacy, based on:

vertical circulation cores

horizontal circulation areas

actual building heights

number of dwellings per floor

On the back, a unit type at 1:300 scale reveals the level of Exteriority, according to:

proportion of outdoor space

proportion of façade

number of orientations

size of openings

dwelling depth

Measurements are provided in both the metric system and the imperial system.

The card-pack format (13 × 8 cm / 5 × 3 in) enables quick comparison and allows the strengths of each floor plan and housing unit to be identified at a glance.

This card collection is part of the DENSITY series, launched in 2002 and internationally recognized as a key reference in the study of collective housing.

Both packs form part of a+t research group’s ongoing DENSITY research, which promotes the compact city and desirable housing.