3. Southfield, MI Fall 2008 Steven Schneemann
Train Station
This project was an introduction to both scale and
proportion. The project intent was to create an
environment that fits both the human scale and
the mass transit scale with respect to both size
and speed. The concept was to incorporate the
symmetrical trajectory of the train as a means of
way finding for visitors. The study also explored
the relationship to urban to suburban by incorpo-
rating usable exterior spaces rather than a just a
commuter parking lot.
5. Ypsilanti, MI Spring 2009 Edward Orlowski, AIA, LEED
Film Maker’s Retreat
Based on the movie“Fargo”this project took inspiration from a study into the artistic language the producer’s used in creating the movie. Specifically I looked at
the relationship between the physical environment and the characters this translated architecturally into looking at what shaped southwest Detroit architecture
and more specifically the architectural innovations the auto industry produced. I took theories and practices of Albert Kahn when creating the addition to an
existing old train station.
6. Detroit, MI Fall 2009 [Detroit studio] Dr. Joongsub Kim
Detroit Builder’s
Workshop
After an interview with a local
Detroit CDC this project
emerged in response to the
overwhelming destruction in
Detroit neighborhoods. The
intent was to help a
neighborhood revitalize itself
by creating a center that would
provide for a community space,
a learning space, and a
materials space. Through
research of the exiting
neighborhood the site (an
existing closed high school)
was chosen based mainly on
location as it provided
advertisement space with
access to freeway views and a
central location within the
neighborhood. The project
became a work of subtraction
rather than addition due to size
and deterioration of the
existing building.
8. Warren, MI Spring 2010 [Detroit studio] Anirban Adhya.
Warren Market
During the programming stage of this project our studio met with city officials to determine the needs of this southern Warren area. As a group it was determined
that in this area of low income neighborhoods a revitalization of the necessity of food may invite community involvement. In response the locally owned grocery
store was reprogrammed and renovated to include an open air farmers market, a larger fresh fare section, a community garden, and surrounding community space.
12. Detroit, MI Spring 2010 Prof. Giovanni
This was a study in how to make connections in Detroit between areas that have been
disjointed due the bisecting highway system. The specific site was an area that was split
by Gratiot Ave. and I-375. The solution was to create an urban edge with buildings that
spanned across the expressway, and extended the urban edge beyond the buildings by
creating a glass wall that spanned across the rest of the site, this would allow for
13. Detroit, MI Spring 2010 Prof. Giovanni
advisement space and induce a feeling of closeness without eliminating light and views
of the city. I also raised some of the buildings above the surface plane to create a plaza;
this allowed the complex of buildings to evoke a sense of place for visitors.
The Detroit Center For Urban
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