SITE: NEIGHBORHOOD

Site

The studio site is very much accessible by public transit (2,3,4,5 and S subway stops are within proximitity), but the topography of the neighborhood from west to east makes it challenging to traverse from Prospect Park to the west to Weeksville to the north-east of the community.‘

Prior to recent demolition, the site had an exisitng Lidal, a supermarket that services the residents of Crown Heights. It was the only supermarket within walking distance that catered to the needs a supply of fresh produce for its community.

Adjacent the site, we begin to see newer residential developments, old-war tenmants, brownstones, a retail corridor and primary schools as well as a heavily trafficed Empire Blvd.

For the studio project, Clove Road was considered as an unmapped and unmaintained road. This was left to the opportunity of each individual student to re-develop and design as part of their project.

Studio Playlist: SoAD in Crown Heights

While analyzing the history, community, and cultures of the neighborhood, we compiled music influence by, in and around the communities of Crown Heights, feel free to listen with us: