Following a collective examination of the city’s affordable housing shortage and fatigued water management systems, we proposed this housing project on Roosevelt Island which simultaneously pushed back on existing models of living and outdated water management systems.
The Bilateral Spectrum proposal promotes gathering and interaction between young and elderly populations with a winding pathway throughout the site alongside pocket spaces that support a variety of activities. The concept of bilateral symmetry was applied as a tool to inform their design of the site's main axis, pathways, and water management system.