New York City Housing Authority, most known for its ‘tower in the park’ type residences, is undergoing change to accommodate the growing demographic needs of New York City.
Extended Dwellings seeks to challenge and reinvent tower dwelling, extending domestic spheres while maintaining unit density and fostering shared networks.
With this, we sought to address the 3 issues that arise from this type of housing:
1. Units are too far from the street.
2. Units are isolated from one another.
3. Units have no sense of individuality.
To do so, we weaved 3 different scales of shared space:
1. Multiplication of the ground plane for neighbourhood shared space.
2. Inserting specifically programmed resident space in every tower block.
3. Decentralization of the core to provide for small scale unit to unit shared space.
Each unit is equipped with functional shading panels that can be maneuvered to create impromptu space divisions within units. This allows for unit flex-ibility for changing family types and everyday social interactions as well.
There are particular units that include an entire flex wall that is adjacent to a ‘nook’ space, this wall can open up allowing for larger gatherings of each neighbourhood and events. The specific patterning of colors on each unit’s panels is intended to externalize the individuality within.
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New York City Housing Authority, most known for its ‘tower in the park’ type residences, is undergoing change to accommodate the growing demographic needs of New York City.
Extended Dwellings seeks to challenge and reinvent tower dwelling, extending domestic spheres while maintaining unit density and fostering shared networks.
With this, we sought to address the 3 issues that arise from this type of housing:
1. Units are too far from the street.
2. Units are isolated from one another.
3. Units have no sense of individuality.
To do so, we weaved 3 different scales of shared space:
1. Multiplication of the ground plane for neighbourhood shared space.
2. Inserting specifically programmed resident space in every tower block.
3. Decentralization of the core to provide for small scale unit to unit shared space.
Each unit is equipped with functional shading panels that can be maneuvered to create impromptu space divisions within units. This allows for unit flex-ibility for changing family types and everyday social interactions as well.
There are particular units that include an entire flex wall that is adjacent to a ‘nook’ space, this wall can open up allowing for larger gatherings of each neighbourhood and events. The specific patterning of colors on each unit’s panels is intended to externalize the individuality within.
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New York City Housing Authority, most known for its ‘tower in the park’ type residences, is undergoing change to accommodate the growing demographic needs of New York City.
Extended Dwellings seeks to challenge and reinvent tower dwelling, extending domestic spheres while maintaining unit density and fostering shared networks.
With this, we sought to address the 3 issues that arise from this type of housing:
1. Units are too far from the street.
2. Units are isolated from one another.
3. Units have no sense of individuality.
To do so, we weaved 3 different scales of shared space:
1. Multiplication of the ground plane for neighbourhood shared space.
2. Inserting specifically programmed resident space in every tower block.
3. Decentralization of the core to provide for small scale unit to unit shared space.
Each unit is equipped with functional shading panels that can be maneuvered to create impromptu space divisions within units. This allows for unit flex-ibility for changing family types and everyday social interactions as well.
There are particular units that include an entire flex wall that is adjacent to a ‘nook’ space, this wall can open up allowing for larger gatherings of each neighbourhood and events. The specific patterning of colors on each unit’s panels is intended to externalize the individuality within.