Housing
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MICRO-HOUSING: THE ELDERLY WHEELCHAIR USER
The Medium1 Unit is designed to connect private accessible spaces with areas that encourage social interaction for elderly users. It incorporates smart home features like voice activated controls (doors), clerestories & niched railing, to help support the user’s mobile independence
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MICRO-HOUSING: THE ELDERLY WHEELCHAIR USER
The Medium1 Unit is designed to connect private accessible spaces with areas that encourage social interaction for elderly users. It incorporates smart home features like voice activated controls (doors), clerestories & niched railing, to help support the user’s mobile independence
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El Jardín on 7th: Migrant Housing
Office to Residential Conversion In this group project we were tasked with tackling the ongoing housing and climate crises by converting an existing office building into affordable collective housing. The question we began with asking ourselves was: what can we
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El Jardín on 7th: Migrant Housing
Office to Residential Conversion In this group project we were tasked with tackling the ongoing housing and climate crises by converting an existing office building into affordable collective housing. The question we began with asking ourselves was: what can we
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El Jardin – Studio Unit
Studio Apartment for Migrants Roommates or Couples Using modularity to create a dual-purpose space for two types of user type, ranging from couples to roommates for utmost space optimisation and allow movement, circulation and transformation. Design Concept Plan Elevation/Sections Mood
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El Jardin – Studio Unit
Studio Apartment for Migrants Roommates or Couples Using modularity to create a dual-purpose space for two types of user type, ranging from couples to roommates for utmost space optimisation and allow movement, circulation and transformation. Design Concept Plan Elevation/Sections Mood
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Modu House- Studio
Modu House combines “Modular” and “House,” emphasizing flexible, transformable furniture and modern living. It’s a sleek, innovative name for adaptable apartment spaces. Modu House Mission: Addressing the Housing Crisis for New York’s Middle Class and Creating a New Living Experience
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Modu House- Studio
Modu House combines “Modular” and “House,” emphasizing flexible, transformable furniture and modern living. It’s a sleek, innovative name for adaptable apartment spaces. Modu House Mission: Addressing the Housing Crisis for New York’s Middle Class and Creating a New Living Experience
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El Jardín on 7th: Migrant Housing
Mission Statement: Our goal is to design a secure living environment that creates opportunity while embracing migrants’ culture through the fostering of a multi-generational community. General Program: The Roof will be used to create a garden space with greenhouses that
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El Jardín on 7th: Migrant Housing
Mission Statement: Our goal is to design a secure living environment that creates opportunity while embracing migrants’ culture through the fostering of a multi-generational community. General Program: The Roof will be used to create a garden space with greenhouses that
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The Convertible
Studio Apartment for Students and New Arrivals The Convertible is a studio apartment for students and/or new arrivals to New York that provides a lot of programs in a small space by using transformable furniture. Design Concept The concept of
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The Convertible
Studio Apartment for Students and New Arrivals The Convertible is a studio apartment for students and/or new arrivals to New York that provides a lot of programs in a small space by using transformable furniture. Design Concept The concept of
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LAYERED HOME – Studio Unit
The Layered Studio provides middle aged professional singles or couples with a flexible program – packed studio apartment within a micro setting through the use of layered modules along a sliding track. These modules can transform and define a space,
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LAYERED HOME – Studio Unit
The Layered Studio provides middle aged professional singles or couples with a flexible program – packed studio apartment within a micro setting through the use of layered modules along a sliding track. These modules can transform and define a space,
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Home4US-Medium-Safe Haven Haven
CONCEPT Safe Haven Haven is a warm and welcoming space for single parents and children affected by domestic violence to provide comfort and safety through warm and soft construction materials, colors and Spaces that can be closed and unfolded. RESEARCH
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Home4US-Medium-Safe Haven Haven
CONCEPT Safe Haven Haven is a warm and welcoming space for single parents and children affected by domestic violence to provide comfort and safety through warm and soft construction materials, colors and Spaces that can be closed and unfolded. RESEARCH
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Home4US : Large-4 Bedroom
Up&Up is a housing solution designed for multigenerational refugee families in search of comfort and security. The design focuses on providing a well-organized and versatile living space with the commitment of fostering development and steadiness by ensuring the comfort of
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Home4US : Large-4 Bedroom
Up&Up is a housing solution designed for multigenerational refugee families in search of comfort and security. The design focuses on providing a well-organized and versatile living space with the commitment of fostering development and steadiness by ensuring the comfort of
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LAYER-ed Home
Office2Resi: Adaptive Team Members: Jackson Zerrer, Fanyu Wu, Seungbin Jeong Office to Residential Conversion Post-Covid had shifted our workspace to home, making a lot of vacant office buildings in the city. However, the looming enforcement of Local Law 97 (LL97)
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LAYER-ed Home
Office2Resi: Adaptive Team Members: Jackson Zerrer, Fanyu Wu, Seungbin Jeong Office to Residential Conversion Post-Covid had shifted our workspace to home, making a lot of vacant office buildings in the city. However, the looming enforcement of Local Law 97 (LL97)