Proposed in the rapidly developing Harbor Point neighborhood of Stamford, this project stakes a place for immigrants in the face of gentrification. Sitting on a mid-block site on a small side street, the exterior mimics the neighboring warehouse and features large, protective walls. The protective shell allows the interior of the building to open up and become a space without barriers. Most spaces do not have walls, and when they are necessary for acoustic privacy, glass partitions are used, to allow a visual continuity throughout. The building form begins to integrate itself into the continuity of a day through two circulation systems. One which is a continuous path of stairs, to formally recognize the connections of spaces, and create spaces for chance encounters. Second, a series of cores which are both circulation and services, allowing a flexibility through their decentralization. This circulation wraps around a central atrium which places the space for large community gatherings at its center.