[ ambiverted city ] myrtle_mews
fall'20
an nyc residence for artists/students/creatives
a project by michael lee + ehecatl rivera
a place that breaks down the scale of the city.
for artists / creatives /pratt students to have a place to live and practice.
to take ideas and concepts from a fictional, idealized project [immeuble villas] and adapt it to an urban context and strip it of its excessive nature.
a unit for two / four people that enables people to live + work alone/in pairs. intended to bring light + air through
unit is split in thirds [air/living/light]
they come together to form a structure that squeezes into the site, long building that snakes through the site to create five courtyards. These courtyards will be designated [2 public / 3 private]
a side that it shows the public + a side it only reveals itself to its occupants.
building looks inwards to itself. introverted residential
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SPECS:
UNIT: 20’ x 20’
two bed
one bath + laundry
kitchen
living/work space
“lightslice”
WHOLE: 100’ x 225’
75 units total
57 residential
8 retail
10 hybrid
parking_basement
PROGRAM :
MEWS [courtyards] hardscape:
studio spaces during the weekday
students/ creatives can open up shop to sell
On the weekends [mews market]
PRIVATE [courtyards] softscape:
space with immense vegetation + wild grasses
To create a sense of [micronature] in the busy
urban landscape
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meet me at the myrtle mews
