LAYER-ed Home
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Office2Resi: Adaptive Team Members: Jackson Zerrer, Fanyu Wu, Seungbin Jeong  Office to Residential Conversion Post-Covid had shifted our workspace to home, making a lot of vacant office buildings in the city. However, the looming enforcement of Local Law 97 (LL97) next year poses a threat of substantial fines for non-compliant buildings. To address this, there is an opportunity to encourage building owners to repurpose these surplus office structures into housing.  Midtown South Mixed Used Plan (MSMX Plan) Source: https://www.midtownsouthplan.nyc/  305 7th Ave The site building is located at the corner where 27th Street and 7th Avenue meet.  Existing Condition 23″ x 27″ concrete columns are aligned with the same distance. In a clean whitebox condition with polished concrete floors and finished exposed ceilings.  LAYER-ed Home The LAYER-ed Home provides a much-needed missing middle housing that adapts to the diverse needs of New Yorkers through the means of deploying transformable prefabricated modular systems.
   The expanded layer is about the local amenities around the house that are very accessible, which becomes an extension of the living space. To make the residential experience in the office districts convenient, we considered altering the first floor to the third floor to be the facilities that are needed by the dwellers in the whole building.  Within the three layers explained on the top, we decided to add another layer and defined it as a ‘Social Layer’. Using the area on the floor that remained after designating the habitable area, the space is designed to be a communal area that can promote social fusion across all generations. Every second floor is connected by a spiral staircase with a communal kitchen. Having a piano beside the staircase will beautifully connect the two floors with the music played by the dwellers. Modular designs of various seatings and purposes are connected to create continuous semi-private porches from the elevators to each of the units.  Single Layer Home (Link)
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The Filter
The Filter is an ecological solution for everyone and the Hudson river by purifying water and offering various activities from the tide effect, designed to be playful and contribute to environmental protection through river engagement. Site analysis Phenomena explanation 02.25.24
The Filter
The Filter is an ecological solution for everyone and the Hudson river by purifying water and offering various activities from the tide effect, designed to be playful and contribute to environmental protection through river engagement. Site analysis Phenomena explanation 02.25.24
Joyous Shades
Joyous Shades is a colorful play space that calls attention to the sun path though the shadows it casts. As the Sun moves across the sky and shines though the openings in the canopy, it will activate different colored panels
Joyous Shades
Joyous Shades is a colorful play space that calls attention to the sun path though the shadows it casts. As the Sun moves across the sky and shines though the openings in the canopy, it will activate different colored panels
The Undimmed
The Undimmed crafts a sunset even during cloudy skies harnessing the gleam of copper sheets to evoke a captivating orange radiance. The Undimmed, where even cloudy skies can’t dim the allure of a sunset. Here, I’ve captured the gleaming beauty
The Undimmed
The Undimmed crafts a sunset even during cloudy skies harnessing the gleam of copper sheets to evoke a captivating orange radiance. The Undimmed, where even cloudy skies can’t dim the allure of a sunset. Here, I’ve captured the gleaming beauty
Pnuema
Pnuema [ noo·muh ], is a sensory experience that celebrates wind by exploring a wind-driven dynamic labyrinth using sense of touch. Inspired by the motion of dandelion seeds in a gust of wind and their random dispersion, “Pnuema” was created.
Pnuema
Pnuema [ noo·muh ], is a sensory experience that celebrates wind by exploring a wind-driven dynamic labyrinth using sense of touch. Inspired by the motion of dandelion seeds in a gust of wind and their random dispersion, “Pnuema” was created.
FLOATING MOTIONS
Concept Statement “FLOATING MOTIONS is a design that interacts with nature, harnessing the power of wind andsunlight to create a dreamlike space and provide an environment for people to observe andconnect with nature.” Phenomenon Overview The phenomenon of reflection occurs
FLOATING MOTIONS
Concept Statement “FLOATING MOTIONS is a design that interacts with nature, harnessing the power of wind andsunlight to create a dreamlike space and provide an environment for people to observe andconnect with nature.” Phenomenon Overview The phenomenon of reflection occurs
LIGHT STUDIO
Light Studio is a immersive space that celebrates the diurnal movement of the sun by revealing changing patterns of light as the sun penetrates various apertures over the course of the day. —————————————————————————————————————————————— “Crepuscular Rays” “Crepuscular Rays” is the scientific
LIGHT STUDIO
Light Studio is a immersive space that celebrates the diurnal movement of the sun by revealing changing patterns of light as the sun penetrates various apertures over the course of the day. —————————————————————————————————————————————— “Crepuscular Rays” “Crepuscular Rays” is the scientific
Muhheakantuck
Muhheakantuck [Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk] is how the Lenape, the indigenous people that lived in Manhattan called the Hudson River. The word means “River that Flows Both Ways.” First, we should know the fact that the Hudson River is not a river, but
Muhheakantuck
Muhheakantuck [Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk] is how the Lenape, the indigenous people that lived in Manhattan called the Hudson River. The word means “River that Flows Both Ways.” First, we should know the fact that the Hudson River is not a river, but
MyCell
Concept MYCELL is a bionic device that simulates and utilizes the forms of mushrooms and mycelium to attach to growing plants, allowing people to feel the atmosphere of the surrounding forest and the quiet experience of plants in the busy
MyCell
Concept MYCELL is a bionic device that simulates and utilizes the forms of mushrooms and mycelium to attach to growing plants, allowing people to feel the atmosphere of the surrounding forest and the quiet experience of plants in the busy
Asphodel
Asphodel is a calming, luminous, torus-shaped space that captures natural light through a central color-tinted light-well, then diffuses and reflects it within. The form and reflective surfaces inside amplify this luminosity, filling the space with soothing light for a serene,
Asphodel
Asphodel is a calming, luminous, torus-shaped space that captures natural light through a central color-tinted light-well, then diffuses and reflects it within. The form and reflective surfaces inside amplify this luminosity, filling the space with soothing light for a serene,
Wind’s Symphony
“Wind’s Symphony” is designed to be a living, breathing space that harmonizes technology, art, and nature, offering a unique experience that changes with the wind. Its goal is to inspire, educate, and provide a space for contemplation and community interaction.
Wind’s Symphony
“Wind’s Symphony” is designed to be a living, breathing space that harmonizes technology, art, and nature, offering a unique experience that changes with the wind. Its goal is to inspire, educate, and provide a space for contemplation and community interaction.