1:1 Section model of community pod
Section model detail
Located in Columbia University’s parking lot, the project collaborates with Harlem Business Alliance (HBA) which is a non-profit that will bring economic empowerment back into the West Harlem community through education, support and advocacy for Black owned businesses and entrepreneurs.
Section through existing building and intervention (looking West)
Intervention community pod components axonometric With the intervention, the structure attaches itself to the existing Columbia Nash building with scaffolding acting as an architectural response to the disturbance of Columbia’s campus expansion plan.
Section through retail space, terrace and community workshop (looking North)
entrepreneur workshop in pod
Donut shop on ground floor
Project Details:
Columbia GSAPP
Core I Studio (2020)
Instructor: Alessandro Orsini
Columbia GSAPP
Core I Studio (2020)
Instructor: Alessandro Orsini