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Zhikang Liu

Zhikang Liu

New York, NY, US

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(Un) Fortify

The abundance of vacant office space in Lower Manhattan stands in stark contrast to the scarcity of public housing space. After the pandemic, technology companies like Google have rapidly expanded their office space, but they have not actually used these offices. By analyzing public housing needs and gentrification in the Chelsea area, this project explores the possibility of transforming the historic Pier 57, which is one of the vacant Google offices, into a public housing project.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: New York, NY, US
My Role: I conducted surveys on office vacancy rates as well as drawings, designed a remodeling plan for the pier and final drawings.
Additional Credits: Victoria Shay, Haseeb Amjad