Building Community: a building reuse plan
An historic school may no longer serve as a school, but can serve the community as a multi-use community center. This project reviewed the program, renovation and financial demands and opportunities of the reuse of this beautiful and loved town building.
Living With The Sun
This project used solar access as the main form generator of a multi-unit residential building located in an alley parking lot in Old Town Quebec City.
Integrated Neighborhoods
Public housing is often segregated from surrounding neighborhoods. This project focused on maximizing units while creating new connections to the surrounding neighborhood and town.
Urban Livestock
Food systems currently often leave a greater divide between low-income consumers and the source of their food. This project works to bring agriculture into the urban neighborhood, increasing awareness and agency in regards to food availability.
Resilient Communities: East Boston
East Boston, with its older housing stock, high renter population, and proximity to sea level, is at particular risk of suffering from sea level rise. As a Huxtable Fellow, I worked on studying the risks to the residents and current building stock. We then started to facilitate a conversation on how the community may improve …
Creating Community
Community theater offers community to engage in a collaborative artistic endeavour. This type of work creates social and cultural connection that sustains and creates community. This project was focused on creating a space around the making of art, rather than the viewing, as that is the real gift of community theater.