Interim Review

Today's postings are drawings that were presented @ my interim review: April 7, 2009.

Design w/in Existing Fabric

EXISTING [topo + property]REGULATING [visual+ built boundries]

-----------------------------------INTERVENTION-------------------------------------
CONTAINER WALLS [permanent masonry]
ENCLOSURE WALLS [temporary + transparent]
SNAPSHOT IN TIME [variety of uses + mutations]

Multi-use Program

Shared Space

Overall Shared Space Plan:Zoom in: Transition Zones

Sharing Scenarios

Elevation Development

Block Plan

Program

Since the argument here is the evolution of the alley, it was important to suggest an architecture that is not static. A 3-bay grid is shared among all units. Horizontal (along the axis of the alley) movement within the buildings is limited while Vertical movement (from alley--intervention--existing home) has various levels of permeability, dependent of the programmatic use at any given time.

The program is divided into three categories: Work, Live, and Share. All units have LIVE as the function of the upper floors, to provide constant surveillance and give life to the alley during non-work hours. WORK units vary in type, some can be rented by people who don't live upstairs, or be shared among neighbors. Others are meant to be occupied by the same tenant as the upper unit. SHARE units are those that are open to the neighborhood. Examples of this include, Laundry Facilities, Community Kitchen, Vegetable Prep and Tool Storage, and a Corner Store/Market.

Below are my current iterations of these interventions. (click to enlarge)