PROJECT:

—

Midtown Street Massing

RESEARCH:

—

Synacek Isometric Cluster Massing

Infill

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

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

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

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

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Street perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher Fernandez

Street perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher Fernandez

Street perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher Fernandez

Street perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher Fernandez

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

Section perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of suburban density in Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Section perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of suburban density in Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Section perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of suburban density in Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Section perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of suburban density in Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

RELATED PROJECTS

—

—

Infrastructural Infill

—

Modular Fab Tower

—

Frame | Volume | Delivery | Connection

—

Compression Test

—

Modular Housing Kit

—

—

Food Truck Housing

RELATED RESEARCH

RELATED NEWS

Superscape 2016 Shortlist

—

JP Perspecktiven

home about news

projects research tags

dimensions.guide invisible cities podcast basic universal design

FANTASTIC OFFENSE

Fantastic Offense (FO) is a design and research practice proposing that architecture can be a proactive offense for the city. Thinking about urbanism and the role of utopia.