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Michael Penzel

Michael Penzel

Philadelphia, PA, US

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View from Walnut St.
View from Walnut St.
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Vertical Neighborhood

An incubator creates collaboration by nature. Its business model encourages learning through mentorship and communication.

Interaction is a key part to any successful environment. When Jane Jacobs talks about neighborhoods she stresses the importance of designing for the people using a space. The relationships between spaces influence how they are used, and how they create community.

The intent of The Stoop is to capture the rhythm of a successful neighborhood in order to allow the building to be a hub for Communication, Interaction and Innovation for both the Incubator Tenants and the Walnut Street Shoppers.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: 1527 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA
My Role: Architect/ Deisgner

 
Partee Program to Neighborhood
Partee Program to Neighborhood
Program Diagram Section
Program Diagram Section
Exploded Interior Axon
Exploded Interior Axon
View of Entry
View of Entry
View from Incubator to Incubator
View from Incubator to Incubator
Views of Physical Model
Views of Physical Model