2G1/3G4 - ARCH 552 - FALL 2025
STUDENT
Mackenzie Knautz
PROFESSOR
Gina Reichert
Using the Cody Rogue and Warrendale Youth-Centric Neighborhood Framework as a baseline, "The Joy Collective" challenges the preconceived notions of a public market by creating community spaces that go beyond mere market functions, embracing the public market’s role in a community as a gathering space. In partnership with the Joy Southfield Community Development Corporation, an already integral part of the community, "The Joy Collective" visualizes the community's wants and needs as established within the Neighborhood Framework through programs like a teen lounge, permanent market, and more. The business incubators serve as a first step in revitalizing Joy Road in Detroit, a major commercial corridor within the neighborhood. The mass timber building continues the JSCDC's sustainable efforts through a water reuse program and bioswales to help mitigate flooding.