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typological transformations
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50x100 RAIL-ROAD OLD-LAW TENEMENT:
only the front and back of the building have exposure to natural light and ventilation
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50x100 DUMBELL NEW-LAW TENEMENT:
light and air to side bedrooms is mandated. however, the newly formed interior 'court' has limited view and cannnot be occupied
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50x100 PROPOSED TYPOLOGY:
along with the mandated rear-yard setback, a 'soft' perimeter creates light and air spaces that can also be occupied
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concept model
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Soft Lofts | Brooklyn, NY | 2006
Rather than consider 'Urban' and 'Soft' as contradictory concepts, this project rethinks the terms as couterparts to one another. Instead of a series of windows that polarize notions of inside and outside, two transformable layers are utilized: The outer skin becomes a system of operable clear windows while the inner skin utilizes sliding panels with printed 'windows' that transition between clear and opaque. The space that is captured between these layers is a kind of 'soft' zone - neither outside nor inside, but a gradation between the two. From the interior, the additional perceptual depth allows users to innovate previous conceptions of the domestic.
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