View of Exterior Walkway

Within this parcel, the design branches and extends multiple entries into the project through a series of figure-ground and subtractive operations. The ground level consists of libraries and shared workspaces, serving the housing residents and the local community through an opportunity for public interaction. The primary way to reach the second level is through the lobby’s grand staircase. The sequence meanders the residents from different spaces and elevations, from the exterior to the interior with seamless movement. 

To provide amenities for the public and residents, a community room provides a free space for people to utilize. The use of figure-ground and subtraction earlier revises itself in the form-making of the design. The negative space of different levels is used as greenspaces for the residents. The design terraces inwards to reflect the sense of privacy and ownership that occupants desire in a new environment. 

The terracing typology promotes a nearly full usage of occupants’ exterior-covered walkways. The design features a perforated screening along certain glazing opportunities to further blur the lines between indoor and outdoor readings. Playful moves are generated from the usage of a perforated screening, through which it becomes a lip that extends to double as a guardrail. Subtractions in the screening create viewpoints for residents along upper-level walkways to gaze into the courtyard below