BARRIO WEST
BARRIO WEST
low income housing
low income housing
location:
menlo park, tucson, arizona
program:
residential
structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete + steel
Team:
multidisciplinary team
location:
menlo park, tucson, arizona
program:
residential
structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete + steel
Team:
multidisciplinary team
Tucson is a sprawling city that grows outwards rather than upwards. The typical Tucson residence is a single story structure that contributes to Tucson’s ground-hugging nature. The Menlo Park neighborhood is no exception as it is composed of low-rise residences. In order to blend in with the urban context, the majority of the proposal’s buildings is one story, with some units strategically rising up to two stories, the maximum height within the housing complex.
The project focuses on implementing various housing types that fall within the “middle housing” category which is slowly disappearing from the American society. The units include row houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; multiplexes, live/work, and garden homes. Each of these typologies are placed on the site to respond to specific areas surrounding the site.
Tucson is a sprawling city that grows outwards rather than upwards. The typical Tucson residence is a single story structure that contributes to Tucson’s ground-hugging nature. The Menlo Park neighborhood is no exception as it is composed of low-rise residences. In order to blend in with the urban context, the majority of the proposal’s buildings is one story, with some units strategically rising up to two stories, the maximum height within the housing complex.
The project focuses on implementing various housing types that fall within the “middle housing” category which is slowly disappearing from the American society. The units include row houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; multiplexes, live/work, and garden homes. Each of these typologies are placed on the site to respond to specific areas surrounding the site.
KITTITASH CHAIKUNPON
TARZAN (ALTERNATIVE) SCHOOL
public dwelling
location:
downtown tucson, tucson,arizona
program:
school
structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete
The project concept comes from the piazza, a major theme in Reggio Emilia philosophy which teachers and students gathering to learn and share from each other. The school is adopted a Mexican vernacular architecture into the design, and it is enclosed from inappropriate urban context.
At the center of school, a net canopy connects two sides of the building and serves as a communal space for the users. The organization of classrooms and other programs are designed to enhance learning environment while a central courtyard provides a microclimate relieving students and teachers from the hot temperature of the Tucson climate.
