Moments of Spontaneity

As my Cornell B.Arch thesis, this project explores the notion of “in-between space” and establishes its role as a device for community engagement and spontaneity. The investigation is deployed through a new housing typology that confronts the spatially segregated properties of the typical row house and instead presents a more ingrained composition rooted in a spectrum of human engagements. Urban farms operate as the vehicle to unite and frame the residences and their interaction; meandering both laterally and vertically to connect the existing city farm to its larger Bushwick community. The resulting exploration captures a diverse spatial hierarchy and encourages shared experiences along various scales of engagement. It is from these relationships that opportunities for spontaneous moments develop and allow for the true expression of the residents to be experienced with its architecture.