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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

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

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

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

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Sequence showing the modular components for the CTST construction with frames, bed modules, storage and services

Sequence showing the modular components for the CTST construction with frames, bed modules, storage and services

Sequence showing the modular components for the CTST construction with frames, bed modules, storage and services

Sequence showing the modular components for the CTST construction with frames, bed modules, storage and services

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Section drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika Pniak

Section drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika Pniak

Section drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika Pniak

Section drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika Pniak

Model showing the densification of the suburbs with additional housing units by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the densification of the suburbs with additional housing units by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the densification of the suburbs with additional housing units by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the densification of the suburbs with additional housing units by student Christopher Fernandez

Perspective of the Crow’s Nest reflection and resting zone of the 3D printed microhome in Miami

Perspective of the Crow’s Nest reflection and resting zone of the 3D printed microhome in Miami

Perspective of the Crow’s Nest reflection and resting zone of the 3D printed microhome in Miami

Perspective of the Crow’s Nest reflection and resting zone of the 3D printed microhome in Miami

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

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

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Perspective of a cross ventilated individual housing unit within the greater housing community by student Kyron Hardy

Perspective of a cross ventilated individual housing unit within the greater housing community by student Kyron Hardy

Perspective of a cross ventilated individual housing unit within the greater housing community by student Kyron Hardy

Perspective of a cross ventilated individual housing unit within the greater housing community by student Kyron Hardy

Plan drawing of the private Crow’s Nest sleeping and meditation room at the top of the MICROGROVE 3D printed home

Plan drawing of the private Crow’s Nest sleeping and meditation room at the top of the MICROGROVE 3D printed home

Plan drawing of the private Crow’s Nest sleeping and meditation room at the top of the MICROGROVE 3D printed home

Plan drawing of the private Crow’s Nest sleeping and meditation room at the top of the MICROGROVE 3D printed home

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrammatic section perspective showing the programs and scale of the single family Charlie unit in the QTCT housing project

Diagrammatic section perspective showing the programs and scale of the single family Charlie unit in the QTCT housing project

Diagrammatic section perspective showing the programs and scale of the single family Charlie unit in the QTCT housing project

Diagrammatic section perspective showing the programs and scale of the single family Charlie unit in the QTCT housing project

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Plan drawings of the dock, permaculture, and gangway system for the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community in Miami

Plan drawings of the dock, permaculture, and gangway system for the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community in Miami

Plan drawings of the dock, permaculture, and gangway system for the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community in Miami

Plan drawings of the dock, permaculture, and gangway system for the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community in Miami

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Building plan showing the communal ground floor of an independent circular housing block in Phoenix by student Huyen Pham

Building plan showing the communal ground floor of an independent circular housing block in Phoenix by student Huyen Pham

Building plan showing the communal ground floor of an independent circular housing block in Phoenix by student Huyen Pham

Building plan showing the communal ground floor of an independent circular housing block in Phoenix by student Huyen Pham

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

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