2G2/3G5 - ARCH 562 - WINTER 2025
STUDENTS
Jack Barbour, Ravi Kumar, Roman Marra
PROFESSORS
Claudia Wigger + Craig Borum
As East Village’s housing stock lags behind its institutional and cultural growth, demand for new models of living intensifies. The Shepherd’s presence as a public art institution within a vibrant creative scene has drawn a diverse population to the neighborhood, creating opportunity for artist-oriented housing to support continued expansion.
This proposal introduces flexible living spaces organized around simplified unit cores, allowing personalization through partition and occupation. Exterior terrace circulation fosters communal expression and interaction. An exposed mass timber structural frame defines domestic space while articulating circulation, and a concrete base minimizes foundation work while providing open areas for collaboration and exhibition.