The Neighborhood
4th Year BArch, Professor Enrique Jerez Abajo
In the heart of downtown Chicago, this adaptive reuse project transforms a parking lot into a library tailored for the visually impaired. The design focuses on a multi-sensory experience utilizing materiality, scent, sound, and color to enhance wayfinding and program organization.
Exterior Render
Site Axonometric
Master Plan 1:1500
Neighborhood Framework
Site Section 1:1500
Building Section 1:150
Building 1st Level Plan 1:300
Concept Diagram
Public Spaces
Common Domesticity
Building Elevation 1:250
Partial 3rd Level Plan 1:100
Common Domesticity
Section
First Level Plan
Axonometric
First Level Plan
Section
Second Level Plan
Axonometric
Unit Typology 3
First Level Plan
Section
Unit Typologies
Units interlock within the building in order to create a facade with alternating balconies.
The axonometric shows how units can stack to create a stepped roofscape that translates into communal green spaces.
Unit Typology 1
Unit Typology 2
Second Level Plan
Axonometric
Interior Render
Construction System Section