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JUNCTION // A NEW HAVEN TEST
YSOA 1012b / Year 1, Semester 2 Architectural Design / 2014 Critic / Alan Organschi The YSOA Building Project this year called for a minimal dwelling design, a housing concept that was adaptable, flexible, and able to be fabricated and relocated to different small lots around the New Haven Area. The requirements called for an 800 SF residential unit divided into two smaller units, 500 SF for the owner and 300 SF that can be accessed and rented by a tenant. The design accommodates these demands through a study of Flexibility, Division and Adaptability. A genotype unit was designed that incorporated a flexible linear core that houses support such as circulation, plumbing and gas. The flexibility of this core allows for a ‘Junction’ moment for reconfiguration of the typical genotype unit. A careful division of zoning allocates solitary and social space as well as division between the owner and tenant units. Finally, the base genotype unit can be reconfigured across different sites allowing for adaptability.
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