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Central Section Perspective

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Hinchman Concept Animation

Housing

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Collection of study models looking at hybridized massing and program interactions for the new CISL housing typology

Collection of study models looking at hybridized massing and program interactions for the new CISL housing typology

Collection of study models looking at hybridized massing and program interactions for the new CISL housing typology

Collection of study models looking at hybridized massing and program interactions for the new CISL housing typology

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

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