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SOCIAL FUTURES: A SEED
FOR [RE]VITALIZATION
Spring 2022 Propositions Studio, Inkster, MI critics Sharon Haar collaborators Abdallah Kamhawi curriculum
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Social Futures is a three-part proposal for a participatory process of housing development. The project aims to assist the City of Inkster in resettling Afghan refugees in a blighted community in southeast Michigan. This is achieved via the implementation of incremental solutions that both revitalize the extant fabric and develop a sense of ownership within the community. The proposal first builds a network of support services centered around the renovation of local motels which act as a hospitable landing pad for new residents of the area. This is expanded via an educational Hub that provided human resources needed and often lacking for people who have been dislocated. The third and final portion of the project focuses on the actual housing development process, including novel methods for construction and ownership.
Exploded Axon
The design principles guiding this project, namely incrementality and prefabricated methodologies, are meant to be adaptable; the design typology for this Home can evolve over time and reflect different nuances in extant fabric and aesthetic sensibilities. While our immediate efforts were focused on the community of Inkster, Michigan, we hope that this project forms a lasting resource for any community seeking resources to build, repair, and maintain their Homes.
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Above + Opposite: Shaping the space surrounding the building influences public engagement with the envelope and consequently the interior programs. Lessons learned from Stockholm Public Library were remapped to the urban fabric of Ann Arbor. street.
