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DESIGN 5 ARCH 311 FALL 2024

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INITIAL SITE ANALYSIS

UNITY HOUSE

MY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE ANTI-VIOLENCE PARTNERSHIP (AVP), TAKES PRIDE IN FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. ITS MISSION IS TO REDUCE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE BY BUILDING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. WHILE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT ERADICATING VIOLENCE ENTIRELY IS UNATTAINABLE, THEY ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AIMING TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND MITIGATE VIOLENCE'S LASTING IMPACT.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TIE INTO AVP’S SENSE OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, BY CREATING SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER AND SHARE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT ITSELF IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF 52ND AND COLUMBIA. THIS SITE WAS CHOSEN FOR ITS ACCESS TO SUNLIGHT, PROXIMITY TO FOOT TRAFFIC, AND DISTANCE FROM THE BUSY PARKSIDE AVE.

THE CENTER CONSISTS OF FIVE FLOORS, EACH SERVING A UNIQUE PURPOSE:

• BASEMENT: A SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL AREA.

• FIRST FLOOR: A VIEWING PATIO AND A COMMUNITY CAFÉ

• SECOND FLOOR: A THERAPY CENTER FEATURING SEMI-PRIVATE VIEWING SPACES.

• THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS: STUDIO APARTMENTS WITH A PRIVATE COURTYARD EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTS.

THE HOUSING PORTION INCLUDES 14 SINGLE-OCCUPANCY STUDIO APARTMENTS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, THOSE BATTLING ADDICTION, OR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN TRAUMATIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SPACE THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO STEP AWAY FROM TRIGGERING SITUATIONS AND ACCESS THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO HEAL AND THRIVE.

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