Comprehensive Design 302 - Fall 2023,
with Andrea Valero
A community market, learning center, and event space sited in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Lower East Side. The building is organized as three bars rotated and stacked on a shared core, each holding a distinct program: the market at street level, classrooms on the second floor, and a performance and event space below ground.
The market takes the entire ground floor and opens fully onto Forsyth Street with no setback, so vendors are visible and accessible directly from the sidewalk. The underground event space came from looking at the East Houston Street stairs nearby, a spot people already used for sitting, gathering, and watching. Rather than displacing that activity, we built on it, and going below ground also made practical sense for acoustics and temperature control. The classrooms above complete the stack, giving the building a public program that works at every level.
All three are tied together through a central core and shared circulation, so the building can operate as one place or each part can run independently depending on the time of day. The three roofs are each used differently, and the facade responds to each program's acoustic needs and street exposure.
FLOORPLANS
SECTIONS + ELEVATIONS
Massing Diagram
PHYSICAL MODELS
