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program: Adaptive Reuse Social Housing
Location: Brooklyn, New York
This adaptive reuse project, conceived on a district scale, aims to address the pressing community need to care facilities. By introducing diverse care programs, such as day care, foster care, and senior care to the Farragut Houses, the proposal also hopes to foster meaningful intergenerational interactions. Recognizing the shared need of both children and adults for secure communal spaces, the design proposes a continuous playground that transitions from indoor to outdoor spaces, spanning through street blocks and offering protection from traffic and weather.
Central to the project are two key densification strategies: connecting and terracing. These strategies not only increase the number of residential units but also create communal areas, effectively uniting three previously disparate blocks into a harmonious urban landscape.
The architectural design introduces two housing typologies: vertical mat housing and terrace housing. Vertical mat houses, characterized by their multi-story configurations, cater to foster families, offering spacious dining and communal areas that exude a homely ambiance. On the other hand, terrace housings offer single bedroom apartments and studios for young adults. whether returned foster children, faculty, or regular tenants. A shared single-loaded corridor promotes social interactions, nurturing a sense of community as daily life unfolds.
Site Analysis & Material Studies
Taking into account its closeness to the water, the housing material reflects the linear vertical texture reminiscent of the rock colomns of a seashore cave, imbuing the neighborhood with a costal ambiance.
II. Color Inspiration
The material’s color selection aims to harmonize with the original brick texture of the Farragut Houses, featuring an orange-red tone.
Terracing
Regarding the Farragut House’s geometry, the new structures is an extension based the existing orthagonal angles.
Intersecting
Through offsetting, the existing buildings start to relate to each other at where intersections take place.
Connecting
Naturally occuring intersections give rise to modules, which break down the large movements.
Modulizing
Connections on the ground and at higher levels are established to integrate the building system
Regarding the Farragut House’s geometry, the new structures is an extension based the existing orthagonal angles.
Intersecting
Through offsetting, the existing buildings start to relate to each other at where intersections take place.
Connecting
Naturally occuring intersections give rise to modules, which break down the large movements.
Modulizing
Connections on the ground and at higher levels are established to integrate the building system
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