Best social housing community design for Global Awards shortlisted
LONDON: The shortlist for the best social housing community design has been declared.
Over 250 designs have been considered by the awards secretariat. One of the finalists in this category is shown above.
The site in Brooklyn faces Sumner Houses, which are box-shaped buildings that don’t really have a relationship with the street. Our goal was to create a beautiful environment in a changing neighborhood. So we designed an atrium that’s a social space, a clinic, space for lectures and performance, and so forth. Just like what I had growing up in the Bronx.
When we’d visit the site in Bed-Stuy, people would stop us on the street and ask if the building was a condo for rich people. We’d say: No, it’s for low-income and formerly homeless seniors. The community really appreciated the quality of the design.
The Global Award winner will be announced in November in London. (Globals)
