hipster haven : phase one

Our final project of the year, "hipster haven," is centered around the repurposing an old warehouse, and turning it into a housing complex for first time owners of the XY generation. In the first part, we were to work in teams of two (my partner was Heather Link) to create a schematic design for the overall complex. We were to organize as many 900 square foot units as we could fit, plus a community center, into the existing building plan.

We began with the idea that a human's environment is almost like a skin. The environments we create contain and shelter us, but they most importantly should be adapted to fit our needs. A person's skin grows with them, adapting and changing when it needs to, containing the life inside it. Our housing facility stands as a skeleton, something that once had another purpose, and is being brought back to life.

floorplan

perspective

perspective

These perspectives are views of the 3form paneling (see below) that would wrap around the walls and ceiling of the community center and hallways, providing a "skin" for the exposed "skeleton" and more industrial elements; those that are normally hidden.

example of paneling

In the next phase of this project, we will be working individually to design one specific 900 s.f. unit from our combined plan. More process to come soon!!