Situated in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District of Baltimore, the project exists at the location of the former Bell Foundry, a dated industrial building turned cooperative multi-use artist space and makeshift group housing. This type of informal space-making is inherent to the neighborhood. Station North itself is a vibrant and diverse community with a variety of art collectives and creative spaces inhabiting the often dilapidated industrial complexes of North Baltimore. Drawing on this heritage and the nature of the surrounding arts community, the goal for the project is to embrace an informal spatial condition and introduce a level of transparency to the program. This inversion of the arts warehouse provides plenty of new opportunities for incoming refugees in an environment that fosters collaboration, acceptance, and creativity. The Foundry is a new mixed-use community building that provides refugee and integration services, 18 housing units, a fresh food grocer, and a business incubator. The scheme incorporates a level of structured flexibility, incorporating multi-use spaces in support of both building residents and the surrounding community as well as variation in housing units.
SITE ANALYSIS
INTERIOR FROM "THE GOO"
INTERIOR FROM ENTRY
INTERIOR - STUDIO SPACE
FINAL MODEL
FINAL MODEL
