Highwood Square
Graftworks
Project Status: Under Construction
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Highwood Square is a 45,000 sq ft low income housing development with an artistic bent. Applicants must not only qualify financially, but they must also submit a portfolio of artwork to be considered for housing. Once accepted, the applicant is housed in a One, Two or Three bedroom apartment. Each unit is also given a designated studio space located on the first floor. The studios are arranged so that art openings and gatherings build and sustain a sense of community, while allowing the artists to sell their wares.
The complex is situated on an old perfume factory site. Two of the existing buildings were retained and have been incorporated into the new design. Bright colors are used to suggest the characteristic creative nature of the site, and to bring some visual interest to the inexpensive and generally mundane building materials. The units are designed in ways that lock them together vertically and horizontally, offering some unexpected double height spaces, nooks, and exterior decks.
My primary responsibilities included design, drawing set management, 3D modelling, detail drawings, coordination with consultants, and materials research.
Graftworks
Project Status: Under Construction
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Highwood Square is a 45,000 sq ft low income housing development with an artistic bent. Applicants must not only qualify financially, but they must also submit a portfolio of artwork to be considered for housing. Once accepted, the applicant is housed in a One, Two or Three bedroom apartment. Each unit is also given a designated studio space located on the first floor. The studios are arranged so that art openings and gatherings build and sustain a sense of community, while allowing the artists to sell their wares.
The complex is situated on an old perfume factory site. Two of the existing buildings were retained and have been incorporated into the new design. Bright colors are used to suggest the characteristic creative nature of the site, and to bring some visual interest to the inexpensive and generally mundane building materials. The units are designed in ways that lock them together vertically and horizontally, offering some unexpected double height spaces, nooks, and exterior decks.
My primary responsibilities included design, drawing set management, 3D modelling, detail drawings, coordination with consultants, and materials research.
