[06] SHIFTING HYBRIDS
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We Work / We Live
Tribeca, New York City · Fall 2017
PROJECT TYPE Graduate Design Studio · Mixed-Use Architecture · Workplace Design · Graduate Research · Fall 2017
INSTITUTION University of Pennsylvania
ROLE Graduate Architecture Student
COURSE ARCH-601 · Graduate Architecture Studio III
PROGRAM Hybrid Living · Workplace Design · Digital Culture · Collaborative Environments
CRITIC Hina Jamelle
Tribeca, New York City · Fall 2017
PROJECT TYPE Graduate Design Studio · Mixed-Use Architecture · Workplace Design · Graduate Research · Fall 2017
INSTITUTION University of Pennsylvania
ROLE Graduate Architecture Student
COURSE ARCH-601 · Graduate Architecture Studio III
PROGRAM Hybrid Living · Workplace Design · Digital Culture · Collaborative Environments
CRITIC Hina Jamelle
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Shifting Hybrids reconsiders conventional boundaries between workplace, residence, and social space through a mixed-use environment in Tribeca. Conceived as a digital hub for inventors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals, the project integrates adaptable workspaces, shared amenities, and residential programs within an interconnected architectural framework.
Programmatic zones overlap rather than operate independently, allowing professional and domestic activities to shift across spaces and patterns of occupation. A differentiated building envelope responds to the internal organization while establishing a distinct urban presence.
Through sectional relationships, flexible planning, and shared environments, the proposal examines how architecture can support emerging forms of collaboration and live/work culture shaped by networked technology.
Shifting Hybrids reconsiders conventional boundaries between workplace, residence, and social space through a mixed-use environment in Tribeca. Conceived as a digital hub for inventors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals, the project integrates adaptable workspaces, shared amenities, and residential programs within an interconnected architectural framework.
Programmatic zones overlap rather than operate independently, allowing professional and domestic activities to shift across spaces and patterns of occupation. A differentiated building envelope responds to the internal organization while establishing a distinct urban presence.
Through sectional relationships, flexible planning, and shared environments, the proposal examines how architecture can support emerging forms of collaboration and live/work culture shaped by networked technology.
WORK + LIFE IN EXCHANGE
Rather than separating domestic and professional life into fixed territories, the project treats them as shifting conditions. Shared spaces, circulation, and sectional adjacencies allow different modes of occupation to intersect while maintaining the possibility of privacy, concentration, and retreat.
Rather than separating domestic and professional life into fixed territories, the project treats them as shifting conditions. Shared spaces, circulation, and sectional adjacencies allow different modes of occupation to intersect while maintaining the possibility of privacy, concentration, and retreat.
The building does not divide work from life. It creates the conditions for both to change.