2G2/3G5 - ARCH 562 - WINTER 2025
STUDENTS
Brianna Manzor, Riley Montgomery
PROFESSOR
Gabriel Cuéllar
Intra-block reimagines a typical suburban block, which residents collectively transform over time through adaptable building typologies, shared energy/water systems, and locally sourced biodegradable materials. Zoning and street-network revisions reduce car dependence, conserve trees, respond to the existing neighborhood scale with adaptable modules, and facilitate mixed-use activities within the block. Bio-based material systems, including cross-laminated-timber, earthen floors, and straw-thatched envelopes, frame maintenance and ecosystem as everyday forms of urban stewardship. Intra-block proposes a model between conservation and redevelopment, positioning slow, resident-driven densification as a practical framework for suburban adaptation in the context of climate change and housing precarity.