HOUSING COMPLEX ON THE WATER
THE BRONX, NEW YORK
IN COLLABORATION WITH JULIANA YANG
This project is suspended between a river and a community garden; by lifting the main volumes off the ground plane with long
concrete extrusions, the void becomes a device for integrating the river, street, and garden. At the same time, a major highway,
which runs along the back of the site, requires a less fragile posture in order to harbor an interior that can be quiet. The rear
facade, therefore, is lined with deep-planted balconies. There are no corridors in the building, instead, there are an abundance of
elevators and staircases, which serve the two adjacent units at every level. Vertical neighbors, therefore, interact at a
smaller-than-building scale. Bringing some landscape up into the housing, the circulation cores are floored with tiles. The units
are all floor through, with winter gardens facing west to the Harlem River. The regularity of the structural grid, with its alternating
pattern of 10 to 25 feet spans, affords the possibility for a variety of layout combinations, from studios to three bedrooms. In this
way, a simple grid finds room for closets, nooks, and niches alongside a large, open central space for gathering and relaxing.
Model Photograph: Plan
Model Photograph: Plan
Model Photograph: Axonometric
Model Photograph: Shadowed Projection
Model Photograph: Model Medley
Orthographic Drawing: Drafted Plans and Sections
Orthographic Drawing:
Site Plan Painting
Orthographic Drawing:
First Floor Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Hatched First Floor Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Second Floor Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Hatched Second Floor Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Roof Plan Painting
Orthographic Drawing: Program Diagram Painting
Orthographic Drawing: Hatched Section
Orthographic Drawing: Plumbing Axonometric
Orthographic Drawing: Plumbing and Plants Axonometric
Orthographic Drawing: Plumbing, Plants, and Pipes Axonometric
Orthographic Drawing: Elevation of the Everyday
Perspective Rendering: Towards Water
Perspective Rendering: Towards Garden
Perspective Rendering: On Water