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STITCHING COMMUNITIES

from Rebecca Romero - Portfolio , page 33

Article from: Rebecca Romero - Portfolio

NIEVE ROSA

This project investigates strengthening the connection and interaction between the existing and new residents of Farragut Tower’s. Prioritizing the idea of interconnectivity, they developed a series of towers that grew into one another, creating multi storey interior and exterior communal spaces stitching the towers together. A gradient of public and private space is generated throughout, defining three scales of community: the overall building community, the individual tower’s vertical communities, and smaller communities on each level. The towers maintain a sense of individual communities through their expanding atriums, creating pockets of lounge space and vertical visual connections. The neighboring units’ sense of community is furthered by placing kitchen and dining areas with operable windows along the corridor, transforming the space into an extension of living space. Establishing a fourth and larger scale of community, the project addresses the needs of existing farragut residents by integrating commercial spaces and interactive site design of a playful landscape intended for a variety of recreational use.

RESPONSIBLE FOR: MASSING + DRAWINGS + DETAILS + CHUNK MODEL