transition
2021
house
Design one residence to house three youth aged 16-24, broadly defined as a student residence or a youth shelter. Accommodate for common goals of dignity, security, spatial and tectonic exuberance.
Academic // ARCH 192
Supervised by Fiona Lim Tung
Cambridge, Canada
Transition is a youth shelter that seeks to respond to the needs of youth in high risk situations. Beginning to examine trauma-informed design, this transitional home aims to provide the opportunity for youth to recover in a safe space
Recipient of Outstanding Design Work in 192 Design Studio
The screening strategies on the west wall of the house, gives privacy to the residents, while maintaining views outwards.
A permeable threshold is created
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The conditions this house creates allows for the simultaneous and natural unfolding of stories of friction inwards and outwards.
