Micro Unit Interpolation Studio III: Fall 2012 Location: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn Critic: Richard Scherr
Conceptual Space This early sketch shows my intent to bridge disperate parts into a unified, yet fragmented whole.
This diagram eventually translated into a general spatial roadmap for the project with the purple circle in the middle represented by the public plaza of the final design, and the intertwining green zones are seen as the penetrations through the facade that visually connect the urban and canal landscapes.
Preliminary Volume Studies
Playing with form and overlapping structure led me to a spatial arrangement that best capitalized on integrating two distinct landscapes present, the urban and canal
The physical shift towards warehouses and light manufacturing in the area play in
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project replicates this experience on a micro scale by acting as a spatial transition from urban to canal.
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fares, areas where the urban landscape cut through and intersect the canal. My
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large part to its unique experience. Bisecting the canal area are major thorough-
Within the courtyard, the artist studios are emphasized to highlight the burgeoning local artist community in which the project attempts to blend with the canal
From any perspective, the housing complex exposes portions of its opaque exterior to reveal the inner networking of private and public space. While physically innaccessible to the general public, the protruding work studios and visible public space create a visual correlation between public and private, between visitor and resident.
Spatial Organization
Restaurant
The goal of this project was to explore possible relationships between public and private space. Offering housing above Retail Space
for young professionals and artists, the notion of public and private is further examined by redefining and manipulating what may tradition-
Resident Parking on Ground Floor
Retail Space
ally be considered“public�.
Communal Artist Studio
Resident Entrance
Retail Space
Diagram Key Public Space: Open to Public Semi-Public: Residents Only
Cafe
Semi-Private: Resident Only Private Space: Res. Units
Ground Floor
Restaurant
Retail Space
Open Public Plaza
Retail Space
Artist Studio
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B Resident Lounge
Second Floor
Diagram Key Public Space: Open to Public Semi-Public: Residents Only Semi-Private: Resident Only Private Space: Res. Units
Resident Lounge
Artist Studio
B
A
Third Floor
Sample Unit Types Lofted Unit, Type A Occupancy: 1-2 Unit Dimensions: 12’ x 18’ Ceiling Height: 12’ Square Footage: 432 sf Total Units in Complex: 10
A
Deluxe Studio Unit, Type B Occupancy: 1-2 Unit Dimensions: 18’ x 22’ Ceiling Height: 12’ Square Footage: 396 sf Total Units in Complex: 21
B
West Elevation Resident Public Lounges
Public Fitness Center
Retail