“The 2020 Jim Vlock First Year Building Project is sited on the interior of a residential block in New Haven’s Newhallville neighborhood. First-year M.Arch I students were able to design the two-unit, single-story structure before pandemic-related shutdowns. This year’s house marks the fourth collaboration with Columbus House, a New Haven-based provider of services to populations dealing with homelessness. Construction onsite took place in the late summer and autumn of 2020, with tenants moving in in early 2021. The design of the house explores circular economies of waste reduction, relying on sustainable timber construction.”
Two-unit Housing Proposal
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New Haven, Connecticut (484 Dixwell Ave)
Yale Building Project, Spring 2020
Instructors: Adam Hopfner, Alex Kruhly, Beka Sturges
A collaboration with a team of 7
New Haven, Connecticut (484 Dixwell Ave)
Yale Building Project, Spring 2020
Instructors: Adam Hopfner, Alex Kruhly, Beka Sturges
A collaboration with a team of 7
↑ East-West Section
↑ North-South Section, showing entry pathway beneath the light well
↑ Ground Level and Second Level Floor Plans
↑ Site Research Book
“Providing someone with a neighborhood, that is also a factor in housing because it establishes a community and can lead to both positive relationship and some antagonistic ones.”
- Ben, Jan 2020
︎ Check out the final building!