Amidst post-pandemic transience, architects are shaping remote communities

2021-10-13T18:02:00-04:00

As is frequently discussed on Archinect, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the already-bourgeoning trend of companies offering remote working options to employees. In our recent survey of the architectural community’s plans to return to offices after the pandemic, only 29% of respondents said that their firm had required all staff to return to in-studio working. Architects are not the only profession likely to see long-term shifts in attitudes regarding office employment. In May of this year, USA Today reported on a survey which found that 30% of working professionals would quit their job if forced to return to the office after the pandemic.

The forced experiment in remote working witnessed by millions of people over the past 18 months may also have consequences far beyond the workplace. With the common link between personal identity and workplace occupation severed during t...

Sou Fujimoto unveils brick-and-glass tower in Brooklyn

2019-09-25T16:00:00-04:00

Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled a proposal for the firm's first project in the New York City. The Collective, as the 10-story residential mixed-use development is known, is set to rise in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. When completed, the project will bring 440 housing units and a collection of co-working, dining, and public plaza spaces to the area.

Image courtesy of The Collective / Artefactorylab.

The three-building complex is faced with brick modules and features square-shaped punched openings as well as a series of all-glass enclosures designed to bring daylight and views into shared and amenity spaces. The Collective will bring a mix of unit types to the site, including 2- and 3-bedroom suites and studio apartments.

The complex is set to be built over the site of the former Slave Theater, a structure that once served as a community gathering and protest space. The Slave Theater that was torn down in 2016 after a protracted ownership dispute, according to Curb...

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Amidst post-pandemic transience, architects are shaping remote communities

Sou Fujimoto unveils brick-and-glass tower in Brooklyn