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Housing in Three Dimensions

Studio at Harvard GSD with Moshe Safde . Housing​ ​in​ ​Three​ ​Dimensions​ ​challenges​ ​the​ ​current​ ​introverted​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​large-scale​ ​tower development​ ​at​ ​Hudson​ ​Yards;​ ​instead​ ​proposing​ ​an​ ​accessible​ ​ground​ ​and​ ​lifted​ ​podium​ ​as​ ​the focal​ ​point​ ​of​ ​an​ ​entirely​ ​residential​ ​building​ ​complex.​ ​​ ​In​ ​reducing​ ​the​ ​tower​ ​footprints​ ​at​ ​the ground​ ​and​ ​connecting​ ​them​ ​fifty​ ​floors​ ​above,​ ​the​ ​buildings​ ​gain​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​accessible​ ​public spaces​ ​surrounded​ ​by​ ​housing​ ​units​ ​and​ ​public​ ​programs​ ​like​ ​a​ ​daycare​ ​center,​ ​parks,​ ​and​ ​a community​ ​pool.​ ​The​ ​project​ ​acknowledges​ ​the​ ​large​ ​scale​ ​of​ ​the​ ​combined​ ​towers​ ​and​ ​the site’s​ ​required​ ​FAR​ ​of​ ​12,​ ​yet​ ​the​ ​project​ ​humanizes​ ​the​ ​mega​ ​scale​ ​by​ ​providing​ ​additional public​ ​space​ ​and​ ​outdoor​ ​amenities​ ​for​ ​every​ ​apartment.​ ​​ ​The​ ​outcome,​ ​an​ ​extroverted development,​ ​is​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​towers​ ​and​ ​floating​ ​podiums​ ​that​ ​creates​ ​a​ ​new​ ​ground​ ​plane​ ​that promotes​ ​housing​ ​as​ ​the​ ​lifeblood​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city.​ ​Housing​ ​in​ ​Three​ ​Dimensions​ ​argues​ ​for​ ​a​ ​human scale​ ​of​ ​living​ ​within​ ​a​ ​mega-scale​ ​development.