On Housing
This is a 5-story graduate housing complex with 75 residential units and 3 commercial spaces. The site is located on Summit Street, next to Central Avenue, Newark, NJ. The other side of the building faces the new Sussex park, entrances are on both sides. The residences include one, two, and three bedroom units. The single-bedroom units are on the first three floors. The 1st and the 3rd floors have highly accessible outdoor space for children. Private facilities include a reading area, presentation area, meeting room, and daycare center. All facilities are built around the center courtyard for quality lighting and privacy. The commercial area is on the side that faces the park with visibility from Central Avenue, providing the ultimate experience of the new Sussex Park. The commercial areas are ideal for dining and retail usage.
The site is a part of a super block, built majorly before 1920s, and is located right next to NJIT and Rutgers Newark campus, 8 minutes walk from Broad St. train station. All buildings on the block are under 4 stories. A 14 stories, Le Corbusier style tower, senior housing apartment is located across Summit St.
5 & 4F | 3F | 2F | 1F
3 BR | 2 BR | 1 BR Single-Aisle Configurations
Summit St Elevation
Central Ave Elevation
Longitudinal Section | Transverse Section
Concept
When animal moves around, they’re constantly scanning around their surroundings, but the high-rise modern town houses make this task unachievable, due to the broad area need to be scanned through. One of the example is midtown Manhattan. Stress level increase when one could not make sure what’s happening around. I applied my theory to minimize visual impact of this project to the surrounding area, by lowering the height of the building under 5 stories, and plant trees to create a softer screen to achieve a friendlier building façade. Arcade and a 5-ft set-back also take place along the street considering the experience of pedestrian. On 3rd floor, the building’s massing is further pushed back from the courtyard, shaped like stylobate, to let sunlight spread into each floor evenly and create multiple levels of garden space.
NJIT, J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design
Fall, 2019
Newark, New Jersey
