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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

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

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

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

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

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

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

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Section of a typology of housing that combines mid-rise farming terraces with towers by student Zihao Li

Section of a typology of housing that combines mid-rise farming terraces with towers by student Zihao Li

Section of a typology of housing that combines mid-rise farming terraces with towers by student Zihao Li

Section of a typology of housing that combines mid-rise farming terraces with towers by student Zihao Li

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Axonometric diagram of the various components of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house unit with attached gangway and interior

Axonometric diagram of the various components of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house unit with attached gangway and interior

Axonometric diagram of the various components of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house unit with attached gangway and interior

Axonometric diagram of the various components of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house unit with attached gangway and interior

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

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