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THE COOP
An affordable housing project located in Wynwood Norte focuses on social diversity and expands the notion of housing to include both humans and animals. Wynwood Norte is a close-knit community, in which not only neighbors interact closely to one another but also humans to their fellow animals. Therefore, it is crucial that this housing project embrace the harmonious relationships seen in the community. The Coop features stacked townhouses crisscrossing with single apartment units and balcony or frontyard for each unit. The Coop offers residents communal poultry coops, a pets playground and a communal seating areas all intergrated into the housing complex.
The building features a outer metal mesh which acts as a membrane, connecting the offset openings and balconies together. With the slight offset, each units can be differentiated from one another from the exterior. The outer metal mesh acts as a membrane for the building, while softening the edges as well as connecting the offsetted openings and balconies.
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Number of units: 4
Size: 886 sqft
Type: Single family townhouse unit
Capacity: 3-4 people
Number of units: 4
Size: 743 sqft
Type: Single apartment unit
Capacity: 1-2 people
