2G2/3G5 - ARCH 562 - WINTER 2025
STUDENTS
Alexandra Acosta, Kallista Sayer
PROFESSORS
Sharon Haar + Adam Smith
Graze is a multi-unit housing proposal in Milwaukee Junction, Detroit, that cultivates community through shared rituals of growing, cooking, and eating. Organized around a courtyard garden and communal kitchen, it operates as a closed-loop system where residents grow produce, share meals, and compost waste to sustain future growth. Responding to its highway-adjacent site, the building forms a protective edge while opening inward to a calm, collective landscape. Clustered units and an active ground floor of shared and commercial spaces encourage intergenerational living and invite engagement with the broader community, positioning housing as a living system rooted in reciprocity and care.