Currently Preston Avenue acts as a major automotive thoroughfare within greater Charlottesville. However it lacks much of the cultural diversity or attraction that makes Charlottesville the great American small town that it has become known for. The wide street and lack of sidewalks or attractive commercial space make Preston a rather cumbersome and uninspiring place to both live or visit. My building proposal seeks to address these weaknesses by integrating both student and family housing into a newly built commercial green space that spans across the Avenue. By creating striated single units over a new man made topography, ‘Barcode Housing’ seeks to provide Charlottesville with an innovative solution to Preston Avenue’s housing shortage and divisive nature.
Soccer field at Southern end of site facing South East.
Initial study of existing buildings and vehicular circulation along Preston Ave corridor.
Identification of crooked intersections and possible zones of intervention.
Conceptual diagram intended to show possible balance of commercial and residential programs within the zones of intervention.
Massing evolution and development of landscape on either side of Preston Ave.
Massing of overall development and seperation of units into clusters.
Family unit axon (left) student unit axon (right).
Family unit floor-plan (left) student unit floor plan (right).
A family unit as seen from the terrace on the second floor of the unit.
Site plan with Preston Ave at the center.
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