I always find myself thinking about Brownsville. Years ago our studio at Columbia that used brownsville to address a quintessential question about architecture. It asked to plan 2 residential blocks in New York City -which already has the perfect fundamental brownstone building block template. An almost impossible model to improve on. Not to mention the architectural detail is gorgeous.
Brownstone Building Block Template / Perimeter Block Layout
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Generations of Architects, including Courbusier tried to solve the dilemma of how to layout out residential buildings.
The Atlantic Commons project in Fort Greene has modernizes an already existing solution to the dilemma. It does three things well-
1 - Scale - Relates to neighborhood
2 - Establish the Perimeters - leave the correct amount of public space
3 - Brickwork & Good Masonry - Adds to already established character in the neighborhood
Atlantic Commons in Fort Greene
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