DIVERSE CO-LIVING

Collaberate with Yichun Liu

Our residential project explores various co-living modes. First, We divide the unit clusters based on the degree of privacy. The privacy gradient varies from 0%, 60%, and 100% from the bottom to the top. Whereas the top level is for individuals that prefer the most private space, each unit is a quiet realm for one family with minimal chance of encountering. The bottom tier is an entire co-living community, and users share major infrastructures, including bathrooms and kitchens. We intend to explore this co-living system as an alternative lifestyle for people living in high-density urban areas like New York.

At the same time, We envision a community in which people can spend their whole life and share living space with life-long friends and family members. Thus, we divided the living space based on various users’ living demands, including a clinic and caring facilities for the elderly, a fitness center and party area for youth, and a school and playground for children. In this case, there would be a subtle boundary between each program, but somehow the consistency of the spacial design would integrate everything as a whole.

Overall, we hope to provide the maximum flexibility to accommodate diverse users’ needs and, at the same time, help to form an intimate and vibrant community within this bay area.