Live:Make
Prompt:
Design a new home for the Cincinnati
Industrial Arts Complex at 216 W McMicken.
Use the shell of the old building to design
a space for four artists-in-residence, two
light industrial workshops, a full industrial
arts workshop, and a living complex.
Time Frame:
3 Months, Fall 2012
Synopsis:
My project focused on using a concept of
biological regeneration as a framework for
designing the complex. I created a system of
undulating supports from which the
muscle of the building grew. I focused on
allowing light and passive cooling to create
large open workspaces and a communal
living space.
Areas of Focus:
-Concept-driven design,
-Adaptive re-use
Decay
Ossify
Regenerate