LIVELEARNWORK PLAY

DOCTOR OFFICE

GROCERY STORE

CAFETERIA

GYMNASIUM

LIBRARY

EDUCATION CENTER

COMMUNITY ROOM

CLOTHING STORE

LOBBY

WASHATERIA

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WORK + LIVE + LEARN + PLAYcreating a new community

a thesis proposal by Jennifer King, Fall 2010

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INTRODUCTIONPROGRAM program description program breakdownSITE ANALYSIS dimension site plan existing site massing views to site views from site single family housing multi family housing site history site access utilities contours + drainage natural vegetation area building footprints land use map sun + wind diagrams site weather

parks + open space

light + sound + smell third ward third ward statistics k-12 education facilities higher education facilities public housing inside loop 610 bus route transportation future expansion of metro rail conclusionPRELIMINARY DESIGN preliminary building footprint preliminary building massing amenities diagram PRECEDENTS 8 house st. francis square edible schoolyard

housing for families RESEARCHBIBLIOGRAPHY

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Public Housing is more than just a place to live, public housing programs should provide opportunities to residents and their families.

- Carolyn McCarthy

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INTRODUCTIONPROGRAM program description program breakdownSITE ANALYSIS dimension site plan existing site massing views to site views from site single family housing multi family housing site history site access utilities contours + drainage natural vegetation area building footprints land use map sun + wind diagrams site weather

parks + open space

light + sound + smell third ward third ward statistics k-12 education facilities higher education facilities public housing inside loop 610 bus route transportation future expansion of metro rail conclusionPRELIMINARY DESIGN preliminary building footprint preliminary building massing amenities diagram PRECEDENTS 8 house st. francis square edible schoolyard

housing for families RESEARCHBIBLIOGRAPHY

table of contents01//0203//1005//0809//1011//44 13 1415//1617//1819//20 21 2223//24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 4445//50 47 48 49 5051//6253//5455//5657//5859//6061//6263//7273//76

Public Housing is more than just a place to live, public housing programs should provide opportunities to residents and their families.

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“Each new situation requires a new architecture.” –Jean Nouvel

The United States public housing facilities have began to take a steady downhill turn in the past couple of decades due to poor maintenance, crime, dilapidated buildings and the increase of families in need. As a consequence the residents of these facilities are suffering and with no other options are living in these desolate structures. The health and wellbeing of the residents should not be put on the back burner. In the last 15 years, more than 150,000 of the nation’s public housing units have been lost, as agencies have sold or torn down de-crepit properties. The maintenance logs in many of the country’s major cities are back logged until 2012, which

leaving residents with leaking ceiling causing mold growth, holes in walls and windows allowing rodents or insects to come in and cracks in ceilings or walls. How much does a person have to endure before someone will help them out? These issues are in the hands of the housing authority and government that reside over these complexes. The United States has relied on the past housing model for too long and is need for new architecture. It is no longer enough to only supply a roof but provide a foundation, that is positive, gratifying and envelop the people in a nurturing environment. “We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more

concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.” – John Portman

numerous amount of rooms, like cages for a person to stay for food and sleep then to leave the next day only complete the circle again. There is no community involvement or neighbor support like what is found in suburbs or neighborhoods within a city. Even in the poorest neighborhoods there are support system that keep the residents together; mainly worship centers with a few parks and community centers sprinkled about. The built environment should facilitate the creation of a community, no matter if it’s one building or a number of houses lined on the street. When you have a positive environment of neighbors you take pride in more than just your habitat but others also. Creating a space where a person not only lives but works, learns and plays with the other inhabitants will build a community within the architecture. A self-sustainable complex that provides a balance between equity, ecology and environment is new architecture. Focusing on the quality of life and what the person needs to improve in their life. The new architecture of housing should provide opportunities for the residents. Opportunities within a housing program can relay a sense of ownership and provide positive responses to the environment around not only the private but also the punlic. A

streams out into the surrounding neighborhood. The main design intention is to have a place that low-income families are proud to call home, provide a place to learn, compliment the family’s strengths and create a new community, all without putting the family’s health, livelihood or safety at risk.

1//Buckley, Cara. “Public Housing Repairs Can’t Keep Pace With Demand.” New York Times. 24 Oct. 2010. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. http://www.nytimes.com

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All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of the space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

- Philip Johnson

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LIVE// to maintain or support one’s existence; provide for oneselfWORK// activity directed toward making or doing somethingLEARN// to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experiencePLAY// activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation

work and play. The new architecture of housing

income is between 50-80% lower than the median income of the city. The program will be an incubator that offers resources and amenities at a small level directly to the community within and can later grow as the community grows to broaden into the neighborhood around. The resources will lead to economic growth for the building and community.

Quantity Sq.Ft.Residential Units

Lobby 1 500Front Desk 1 150Mail Room 1 150Restroom 2 300

One Bedroom Unit 15 1000Bedroom 300Bathroom 150Kitchen + Living Room 400Storage 150

Two Bedrooms Unit 15 1450Bedroom 2 300Bathroom 2 150Kitchen + Living Room 400Storage 150

Three Bedrooms Unit 15 1750Master Bedroom 300Bedroom 2 300Two Bathroom 2 150Kitchen + Living Room 400Storage 150

Trash & Recycling each �oor 500Residential Live + Work

Cafeteria 5000Food Storage 500Kitchen 2000Seating Area 2500

Washateria 75010 washers10 dryers

Grocery Store 5000Storage 500O�ce 150

Clothing Store 1000Storage 200O�ce 150