HAVEway ofNICE DAY A life!

- A brand new

H.A.N.D. at night

BUILDING OVERVIEW
ROOFTOP TERRACE & RESTAURANT

Emil Lundh, Johan Zetterholm, Per Kaatman, Jonas Tjder

Can the design of a university residence building enhance overall the student learning experience? Can it help to build community more broadly? And can the design of a university residence building act as a catalyst for positive change and renewal of the urban environment? The Have a Nice Day building consists of mainly two parts. A public part with access for everyone and a student housing part for the students. Rather than making a convetional student housing project with the oors isolated from each other we have chosen to create a single space owing from oor to oor throughout the student housing part, the vertical livingroom. This creates a diversity in the spaces provided and emphazises the connections between oors. The private sleeping units are minimized in order to give space to the large vertical livingroom.The public ground oors holds computers, rooms for group activities, gym, and a swimmingpool. These are public spaces free for everyone to use and will serve as an important part of the neighbourhoods streetlife. So come on in!

PRIVATE BEDROOM

VERTICAL LIVINGROOM

HEALTHCARE & RECREATION

The H.A.N.D. building consist of a public part accessible for all the people of Toronto, and a private student house. The public part includes a public livingroom at street level, training facilities and a public bath, and a rooftop terrace with a restaurant. The private student house consist of bedroom units and a a vertical livingroom for the students.

PUBLIC LIVINGROOM BICYCLE GARAGE

GARAGE

THE VERTICAL CAMPUS

A traditional campus is situated on the countryside with lots of big open spaces and gardens. The Ryerson Campus is situated in the heart of Toronto, Canadas dense capital. This requires a dense campus with higher buildings and more space efcient solutions. The traditional campus has lots of green surfaces and facilities that makes a bigger footprint on the ground. The new urban campus has acces to everything the city has to offer and can incorporate the citys functions in its own system.

KNOWLEDGE TO THE COMMUNITY

Ryerson University and its students holds great knowledge. Some of this knowledge can be distributed to the community. The bottom oors of the H.A.N.D building is a public livingroom with computors and lecture halls. Here anyone can take part of computor programs and internet streamed lectures provided by the university. The students themselves are giving free lectures in the basics of computer knowledge, and on topics related to the different faculties of Ryerson. This way H.A.N.D becomes a semiacademic connection between Ryerson and the community, where knowledge is shared and interest arouses in future Ryerson students.

A BIKE FOR EVERY STUDENT

The H.A.N.D. Student House is situated along one of the major bicycling paths in Toronto. On a bike you can reach all the central parts of Toronto within minutes. The H.A.N.D. Student House is actually just a node in a brand new public transport system based on bicycling where 500 of the new bikes are available in the H.A.N.D. bicycle garage. Public transport using bikes are allready in use in many cities in Europe and provide an environment friendly, cheap and easy way of getting around town. Bikes for all the H.A.N.D. students but also for the people of Toronto! BICYCLING STATION NODES UNION STATION DUNDAS SUBWAY STATION
H.A.N.D. 1min 2min 3min 4min

Traditional campus

Have a Nice Day Campus

Ryerson University

Public livingroom

Non-students

GOULD & BOND INTERSECTION

HAVE A NICE DAY STUDENT HOUSE

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Located at the southeast corner of Gerrard and Mutual streets, the Have a Nice Day Student House acts as a gateway to the campus arriving from the east. Every morning ve or six hundred students ows through the streets of Toronto by bike, making their way to school. The new building with its public programme acts as a catalyst for positive change and contributes positively to the neighbourhood, and to Toronto.

STRUCTURE
The structure consists of a loadbearing core and a facade with steel ribbons. The oors are hung from the top trusses with theese steel ribbons. Some of the ribbons are strapped to the ground. The torsional forces are dealt with by the structure of walls and oors in the building. The four ground oors are carried by large trusses. The structure also adds to the appearance of H.A.N.D., with steel ribbons resembling a heavy summer rain or perhaps the hanging foliage of the rainforests of Borneo?

THE H.A.N.D. PROGRAMME IN COLORS

THE MAIN PARTS OF H.A.N.D. H.A.N.D. SUBDIVIDED
ROOF TERRACE RESTAURANT HEALTHCARE / RECREATION

PUBLIC SPACES 2640 m2

PUBLIC SPACES 2640 m2

PUBLIC LIVINGROOM CAF BICYCLE POOL & GARAGE

COMMUNICATION & SERVICE 4236 m2

COMMUNICATION & SERVICE 4236 m2

GARAGE FIRE ESCAPE

COMMUNICATION & SERVICE CORE

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Compressive forces Tensile forces

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Torsional forces

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Stable structure
SHARED SPACES 12523m2

KITCHEN

SECLUDED COMMUNAL SPACES

INTERNET TO THE NEIGHBOURS

Within the whole H.A.N.D. building the wireless internet connection is free for everyone. But the building also provides wireless internet for free to the whole neighbourhood. The whole area around the building becomes a free surf zone.

RESIDENTS 19973 m2

THE VERTICAL LIVINGROOM

RESIDENTS 19973 m2

APPARTMENT MARRIED PRIVATE BEDROOMS 7450 m2 SINGLE BUDDY

TOTAL AREA 27325 m2

TOTAL AREA 27325 m2

The public livingroom

THE PUBLIC LIVINGROOM

Open 24/7 the public livingroom is available for everyone who wants to come inside. It provides functions for students as well as for the rest of the community. Here you can learn how to read your e-mail and all the basics of how to work with a computer. The public livingroom is run by the students themselves, who takes the opportunity to make some extra money from the cafeteria.

THE AUDITORIUM
The auditorium is never empty. Grab a cup of coffee, plug your computer in and nd your own corner to study in, read the newspaper or attend to a lecture. Maybe you have a band or a theatre group? When you are ready for it you can set up your play or concert down on the stage.

SECTION 1:200

Caf

Computors

Concerts Lectures Concerts

Lectures

Chill out

Listening to music

Studies Magazines Theatre Workshops

Parties
Do you know the name of that bird? I think it is called flamingo? What are your plans for tonight? I will watch a movie in the deer room. Want to come?

THE PUBLIC LIVINGROOM & SPORTS FACILITIES

Floor -1, Bicycle garage 1:200 Floor 0, The public livingroom 1:200

MAKING ROOMS
The rooms for group activities are very exible and divided by curtains. Depending on required space the curtains are adjustable to the needs. So weather you want a small intimate space for a group of two or a larger working area for 15, it is right there.

PEOPLE
Jane, 35. -Im taking this class in computer knowledge. Right now Im in between two jobs and Ive never really worked with computer machines. It is amazing how this internet works. Ive already managed to get in contact with lots of old friends on Facebook. Im hoping some of them might know of any jobs.

STAIRS TO GROUND FLOOR COMPUTER HALL CAF

BICYCLE POOL

GARBAGE

One open mileu. Self studies, reading, checking your mail.

HOUSING ENTRANCE
Smaller spaces. Suitable for group activities and smaller discussions. Steve, 40 - You see I dont really have an adress but i still have an e-mail so I can keep in touch with my friends. I often come in here early in the mornings. I know some of the students here and they often let me take a cup of coffe for while Im reading the newspaper.
Hey Ling! We are number one of the recycling top list

A FOTO STUDIO! Fantastic!

REPAIR STATION STAIRS TO GROUND FLOOR

STORAGE

AHH!! I love to spend a Friday afternoon in the sauna.

AUDITORIUM GARAGE RAMP BICYCLE & GARAGE RAMP

One closed mileu. For slideshows, meetings, movies etc.

Muhammed 23 -I always take the bikes around town. It is faster and easier than the bus and its free! I mean the bicycle lane is right in front of the building and its just a few seconds on the bike to go to school.

My funny Valentine Sweet comic Valentine You make me smile with my heart...

So nice of Joel to invite us to dinner!

Floor 1, the public livingroom 1:200

Floor 2, Sports and bathing facilities 1:200

Maybe I should plant some herbs out here Do you have a new sweater? Yeah, i found it in the 'swap you clothes' corner.

SPORTS, GYM & POOL

MAGAZINE READING ROOM SPORTS HALL
Exercise makes it easier to handle the studies and is vital for a healthy lifestile. On the second oor there is a gym, a pool and a sports hall accessible for the Ryerson students as well as the public. If you are a new student joining up in the basketball team is a good way of meeting friends. After work you make your daily visit to the pool and then have a warm sauna, dozing off while reading yesterdays newspaper. Ah.

STUDY SPACE

STORAGE WC STORAGE STUDY SPACE

Freja 20 - I just started playing in the basketball team. We have training three times a week. At rst I was worried about not having time for my studies but Ive noticed that theres no problem. I can actually study better now and its a great way of meeting new friends.

The rooftop restaurant

I feel like a dolphin, what a wonderful feeling

CHANGING ROOM

CHANGING ROOM

GYM FLEXIBLE ROOMS

Can't we move here mom? Please!

POOL

SAUNA

OUTDOOR POOL

THE STUDENT HOUSE

The Have a Nice Day Student House consists of two parts: small private student accommodations and a big common room that stretches uninterupted throught the whole building. The student units are kept small to move social activities to the big common room. In this way the common room becomes a vertical livingroom for all the students living at H.A.N.D. An inspiring and attractive milieu for all the students needs.

SINGLE ROOM My quiet space

The single room has a communication part and a wall lled with functions. The wall holds everything you need: your bed, a bathroom, a working desk and storage space. The entire opposite wall is a big whiteboard on wich you can make notes and stick photos to. 375 units

BUDDY ROOM Youve got a friend in me

During the rst year of your studies you share a room with another student. This way you allways have someone to talk to. The Buddy room is basically two single rooms with shared communication space, where one of the toilettes is replaced with a closet. 75 units

COUPLES ROOM Cosy together

The room for couples provide a big bed for saturday morning cuddling and a big bathroom with bathtub convenient for hectic mornings or romantic evenings. The couples room has additional closets and a long desk for two persons. 15 units

APARTMENT Our family at

The apartment is for the administrative staff and their families. Its always located in the corners of the building and therefore provided with daylight from two directions. The wall contains closets and a kitchen. Two full-sized bedrooms for the kids or for visiting guests. The livingroom has panoramic view over Toronto. 20 units

THE VERTICAL LIVINGROOM

The vertical livingroom is the space between all of the private sleeping units. It is a large space owing from oor to oor - through stairs and holes in the slab. It provides all kinds of activities for the students. Some exists out in the open such as pool, sewing, and laundry and some are within closed rooms such as cinemas, sauna and squash. Some parts are completely outdoors such as gardens and BBQ-verandas.

WOODWORKING

ATELIER

TABLE TENNIS OFFICE LONG TABLE DINNER

VIDEO GAMES

SQUASH

DARK ROOM QUIET SPACE SAUNA

Single room 1:100

Buddy room 1:100

Couples room 1:100

Apartment 1:100

RECREATION

SEWING

PLAYING MUSIC

LEAVE YOUR SHOES!

GREENHOUSE CINEMA POOL WALL CLIMBING STUDIO When entering the vertical livingroom you leave your shoes in your own locker. This gives a relaxed and somewhat exotic atmosphere to the vertical livingroom. Without shoes you also get an intimate relation to the oor you are standing on. So let your feet loose!

THE HOUSE AS A JUNGLE

Students come to Ryerson from one hundred and fortytwo countries. What would be the perfect analogue for this diversity? Animals, of course! Animals from differrent corners of the world represent the multitudes the building holds. An animal is not politically charged, as for example ags might be, and are easy to recognize. The different milieus of the H.A.N.D. Student House has been given their own animal theme. Every oor gets its own personality, and its easy to explain where you live: - I live on the Killer bee oor. or: - See you in the giraffe room.

The vertical livingroom

HAVE A NICE DAY STUDENT HOUSE

ROOFTOP RESTAURANT

DANCING

LAUNDRY

FLIPPER

STUDYING

CHILLIN

MOVING DAY
Moving day can be quite hectic. Hundreds of people carrying beds, lamps, chairs. Elevators and stairs get crowded and parents saying goodbye at the same time... Could this new student house function in a completely different way? The H.A.N.D. Student House have xed funiture in each room. This means you dont have to worry about furniture when you allready have so many other things to think about. This is a load of your mind if especially if you come from abroad.

SWAP CLOTHES!
If you get tired of you old t-shirt - dont throw it away! just place it in on one of the clothe-swap-mannequins and someone else can have it. If you are handy you can use your skills on the sewing machines to combine old clothes into new creations. The mannequins and sewing machines are located in the vertical livingroom and helps keep the waste down and gives great oppotunities to nd new clothes for the saturday party for free!

THE RECYCLING ARCADE

The Recycling Arcade is a recycling bin on each oor that encourages a higher rate of returns by rewarding recyclers with musical notes and recycling points. That way each oor can compete with each other for the highscore of the week. Tons of fun and tons of recycled material!
TOP SCORE YOUR SCORE

GYM POOL GARAGE

MAGAZINES PAPER GLASS PLASTIC METAL COMPOSTABLE

GROUP STUDIES

ENTRANCE

BICYCLES

FIVE FLOORS
These ve oors shows the vertical livingroom; a continous space that connects the bottom oor with the top. New settings and activities constantly reveal themselves to the aneur. Its like taking a walk in the city!

SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

BUDDY ROOM

KITCHEN

SINGLE ROOM SHOE-OFF ZONE

FIRE EXIT

SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM

BUDDY ROOM

KITCHEN

FIRE EXIT

SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM

BUDDY ROOM

KITCHEN

FIRE EXIT

SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM

BUDDY ROOM

KITCHEN

FIRE EXIT

BUDDY ROOM

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

KITCHEN

FIRE EXIT

BUDDY ROOM

BUDDY ROOM KITCHEN SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

SQUASH

BUDDY ROOM KITCHEN BUDDY ROOM BUDDY ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM VERTICAL LIVINGROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM VERTICAL LIVINGROOM SHOE-OFF ZONE

BUDDY ROOM KITCHEN SHOE-OFF ZONE SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM
Floor 18 1:200

SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SHOE-OFF ZONE SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SHOE-OFF ZONE COUPLES ROOM

Hi, Im Evert! Welcome to the student home! Ill show you around to make things easy for you now that you are new. I guess you have allready seen the public livingroom downstairs so Ill show you around here in the student house...

COUPLES ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

SINGLE ROOM

COUPLES ROOM

SINGLE ROOM VERTICAL LIVINGROOM APARTMENT SINGLE ROOM

Floor 19 1:200

VERTICAL LIVINGROOM INDOOR GARDEN SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM KITCHEN BUDDY ROOM SINGLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM

VERTICAL LIVINGROOM SINGLE ROOM KITCHEN BUDDY ROOM APARTMENT

... This is the vertical livingroom. As you probably noticed you had to take of your shoes before entering. I rst thought that it was a bit strange but now that Im used to it I actually really like it. I mean you instantly get the feeling of being home now when you take of your shoes. It is almost like in the summer when you take of your shoes in the park....

Floor 17 1:200

Floor 20 1:200

Floor 21 1:200

POOL SAUNA

... There are lots of things you can do here and they are scattered all over the building. For example over there you can play squash and here you can play videogames. This big room is owing through all of the oors so you can actually walk through the whole building without using the elevator....

... Here you can hang out with your nehgbourhood oormates while doing your laundry. People tend to gather here, so the washing machines are actually a social hotspot here! However, if you need a quiet place for yourself there are studyrooms as well as prayingrooms...

... You share kitchen with 7 other people from the same oor. Its a nice way to get to know some of your neighbours. But you can of course eat and cook with your friends on other oors too! A couple of times a year we have a big dinner for several oors where we set up long tables. Its often a big hit!...

... Out here is a garden. Nice, eh? On the 20th oor! This is cherry tree and from up there, on the balcony, you can pick the ripe berries when the season is right. Here is a good place for BBQs in the spring and summer. With this view and when the weather is good its a perfect place for sunbathing...

... As you probably have noticed the bedrooms are pretty small to give room to the huge livingroom. But in your bedroom you basically have all you need. And this whole wall on the opposite side of your bed is in fact a big whiteboard. Here you can write notes, draw pictures or put up photos and posters.