2G2/3G5 - ARCH 562 - WINTER 2025
STUDENTS
Talia Morison-Allen, James Sotiroff, Jack Smith
PROFESSORS
Christina Hansen + Lars Gräbner
Inner-Action responds to a rise in Detroit’s population by arguing that good housing should prioritize neighborhood investment and community interaction. The project proposes mixed-use housing organized through a gradient of public to private courtyard spaces, encouraging daily interaction and business while preserving private retreat. An open-air central corridor connects dual-aspect units throughout the four levels. The projects construction consists of a concrete podium and transfer slab that supports the CLT residential levels above, steel connections are used for efficient construction and future disassembly. Prefabricated timber structure allows for faster assembly, sustainability, and long-term adaptability. A stick-framed envelope allows for a variety of openings to be introduced to the exterior.