ACSA TIMBER IN THE CITY

Summary: ACSA competition submittal, 2 quarter 4th year capstone studio project. A design for a mixed use timber structure building in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Required program elements include: wood production facility, digital fabrication lab, residential units (varying sizes), and a public bike access hub. Project executed using Vectorworks BIM software as primary production tool. Designed around the concept of using hexagons as a formal block, in order to create unique adjacencies within the structure. Utilizes staggered block stacking along the southern site edge, creating open balcony spaces between apartment spaces, as well as leaving views open to the water directly across from site, for those occupying northern site spaces. The eastern site edge is covered open air market space, creating room for bicycle hub access easily to the public. The inner courtyard is framed as private spaces for residents and workers. Sequenced construction was a primary driver in the design; building the wood production facility first, using its product as a means for the rest of the buildings construction.