Burja Residence courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

Burja Residence propose innovative strategies in terms of dense housing. The desire for efficiency of developers and

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

contractors have handcuffed the housing typology into a block with typically 4 units around a central core. Despite its

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

unarguable efficiency, the result consistently creates upto a third of the units to be compromised; without views, facing

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

other units. And eventhough generally the zoning laws allow only 25-50% of a given site to be developed, punctured by

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

these indifferent towers, the left over green space is seldom identifiable. To introduce sectional variation and to enhance

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

the views, the overall volume is terraced. In the context of a rapidly growing city with a diminishing heritage of fruit groves

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

and vines, Burja Residences aims to make green space as important to the life of the residents as the buildings

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

themself.

Burja Residence, courtesy Francesco Cattaneo Architetto

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