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As cities become richer and the wealthier population move in, the demand for “statement-making” property rises; in all sectors. The truth is that societies are becoming financially polarized as a decreasing number of individuals hold a growing amount of wealth, while the rest suffer the consequences.

In larger cities, this trend leads to a significant increase in the land price, specifically in the more popular regions. As a result, vulnerable groups are pushed out while their neighborhoods undergo reconstruction to become more appealing for the more “well-off”. In this case, Chicago is the city where its professional trend has changed dramatically during the past decades and currently, is facing the threat of losing its middle class altogether.

As a side effect, creative individuals, entrepreneurs, and artists who have not yet (and might never) established a brand out of their name, are forced to leave the city. What disappears with them though, is the soul and appeal they once contributed to the city which made it attractive in the first place. This dissertation goes over possible solutions and scenarios to prevent such damage. Mainly, how including “white spots” as a third zone could act as a solution for this issue and provide an opportunity for those groups, as they have in the past and keep doing so today.

A major source of inspiration was the philosophy of “De Stad als Casco” or “City as a shell”, which was introduced in the 1990s in Amsterdam, as this trend was taking the popularity of the city away. Later on, this method was successfully tested in The shipyard of Amsterdam, better known as NDSM; where bottom-up management combined with co-ownership of space led to creating Europe’s largest self-managed creative community, converting an abandoned shipyard in danger of destruction to one of the most attractive hotspots in the world.

Using the same idea along with inspirations from NDSM and similar projects as a blueprint, I explore similar opportunities in Goose Island and some of its post-industrial buildings as test sites for this alternative way of urban development.