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Morgan Parrish

Morgan Parrish

Raleigh, NC, US

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View from roof terrace.
View from roof terrace.
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Bronx Housing

In a multifamily housing project, a geometric tiling system reorganizes traditional domestic space. Contrary to common large housing complexes, this tiled mass-courtyard system creates unique “blocks” within the project that promote neighborly interactions and create individualized spaces. A seven-square tiling system aggregates in both plan and section, where each set of seven squares forms a single block, and each square acts as a different housing program. Each block contains a  large two-level apartment, two one-bedroom apartments connected by a shared corridor, and a small studio apartment, all accessed by the same exterior staircase. The largest square is reserved for a courtyard that acts as a shared communal space and creates a thoroughfare through the site.

 
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Status: School Project
Additional Credits: Project done at Columbia University GSAPP under Professor Adam Frampton in partnership with Kate McNamara.

 
Massing model in site context.
Massing model in site context.
Ground plan.
Ground plan.
Typical floor plan.
Typical floor plan.
Sections.
Sections.
1/8 scale model. Photo courtesy Michael Vahrenwald Photography.
1/8 scale model. Photo courtesy Michael Vahrenwald Photography.
Model detail.
Model detail.
View of alley thoroughfare.
View of alley thoroughfare.