School of Design | Graduate Interior Design
Student: Zhen Li
The project converts idle parking garages into affordable housing, thereby solving the housing crisis in big cities.
Redefining the temporal boundaries and contingencies of interior space can transform machine-centric civil infrastructure from an instrument of class stratification to a humane environment of socioeconomic inclusion.
The project site is a 4-story ramp parking garage, the 1-2 levels maintain the parking garage functions for charging, cleaning, and maintaining emissions-free, self-driving vehicles. 3-6 levels are new affordable housing communities, and 7-8 levels are rooftop gardens.
The materials from abandoned gas cars can be recast into affordable housing modules. The combination of modules would depend on the parking garage layout. According to different times, modules can meet different public needs for both work and rest modes. Thus making it an efficient space, with access 24/7
The image above shows the 5 modules in different day and night modes. During the day, the module can be rented out as an office space to meet work needs. The night module can satisfy the rest of the functions by changing its form.
The diagram shows the three main problems cities face in the future, first traffic, second, environmental resources, and third population. At the same time, providing solutions for two problems – how to improve space utilization and how to make the vulnerable group have a better experience in big cities?
The renders shown above are shared entertainment spaces with the latest music equipment, shared kitchens with cooking area, a bar, deli, and dining place
The 4th image shows the exterior material of the Module which has exterior materials which are durable as it uses plywood with a wood terrazzo finish and metal panel.
