GREAT Community Center
Germantown Philadelphia, Pa
Fall, 2023
The Great Community Center was a multifaceted project that challenged me to maximize spatial layout while serving both residential and community needs. Through research, I identified a lack of affordable housing and essential resources in the area, particularly for those facing economic hardship. In response, I designed a transitional housing solution that provided essential amenities within a feasible spatial framework. This project deepened my understanding of how spatial efficiency, adjacency, and programmatic flow can create a cohesive environment, reinforcing my ability to design spaces that are both functional and socially impactful.
Affordable Housing
Individuals in poverty facing homelessness as per the 2010 census
Data for the area recorded using GIS Data
Who is GREAT?
Greats core values The image above is borrowed from Movement Generation's concept of a Just Transition and Living Economy.
This project aimed to create a facility for GREAT or Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together a nonprofit aimed at giving the residents of Germantown the ability to empower and help one another.
Image taken from GREATS Facebook page
Concept
Private Space
Public Space
Transition
Zone
Shared Space
Concept Sketches
First Iteration
.jpg)
Second Iteration
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Third Iteration
Final Iteration
Ground Fl.
Second Fl
Third Fl
Roof
Third Fl
Second Fl
Ground Fl.
Section Through Main Stairwell
Apartment Typologies
First Fl. Units
(x6)
Second Fl. Units
(x4)
Third Fl. Units
(x2)
Ori Pocket Furniture Elevation Diagrams
First Fl Unit
Second Fl Unit
Final Presentation Board
