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The Bartlett School of Architecture 2014
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16.13 Fig. 16.10 Rebecca Muirhead Y4, ‘Community Salt Mine’. A study in how the residents of Detroit’s suburban neighbourhoods can utilise the loop holes in US legislation to set up and operate their own small-scale mining cooperative. Salt is an abundant resource in the Detroit area and a viable business model for community growth and prosperity. Fig. 16.11 Michael Pugh Y4, ‘Eastern Market Artist Community’. The project suggests an extension of the popular Eastern Market, in order to accommodate facilities for a growing art scene. It includes artist studios, a small gallery space, and a public market area for selling and displaying artworks. Fig. 16.12 Rachel Pickford Y4, ‘A Living and Learning Community’. An industrial, but inspired piece of architecture that cleverly mixes residential units with spaces 208
for learning, both in the traditional sense but also for use in home schooling groups, which is becoming more and more common in the U.S. Fig. 16.13 Alex Sutton Y4, ‘Detroit Hub’. The project proposes the re-use of an existing underground car park in downtown Detroit. Building on the growing trend of shared workspace facilities and business incubators, Alex carves out and reconfigures the car park into a great subterranean office complex. Fig. 16.14 Louise Sorensen Y5, ‘A Space for Sound and Performance’. A proposal for a new masterplan for Corktown, where the re-introduction of the historical creeks paves way for a regeneration of the area into an engaging landscape design. By cutting into the building and allowing it to be open to the elements, it seamlessly blends into the watery landscape that surrounds it.