Site Context |

SoHo 21 offers a unique public corner-plaza as an amenity to residents, tourists, & commercial visitors. An amenity rarely seen in the neighborhood. Highly porous commercial space acts to invite patrons into the interior space, while residential functions are separated from the busy streets of SoHo.

 

Inclusive Housing |

After analyzing the polarization of late 20th century subsidized housing developments, in addition to increasingly important issues regarding Carbon Emissions in the United States(building:47% ,transportation:33%) SoHo 21 attempts to address recent government incentives encouraging the integration of affordable housing with high income mixed-use residential developments. Aiding in the allowed building area and height, as well as, addressing issues regarding how we construct,transport, and live in the built environment.

 

Sustainable Strategies |

As a response to Carbon emissions within the building and transportation sector of society[75%]
Soho 21 embodies future trends of a global lifestyle. Both within our built environment on a city scale, as an individual building, and through the building systems which determine its impact on global carbon emissions.

 
 

Professor: Andrea S. Wheeler

Team: Brandon Brewer + John Schrader

Individual Role: 80/20 housing compliance, structural design + strategies, BIM modeling + rendering, group scheduling + coordination