Spatial Design · Service Design · Experience Design
Taft Cooke House
A place to learn, grow, and gather.
A collaborative NYCHA spatial proposal responding to social, ecological, and physical disconnection through food, gardens, markets, and bridges.
- Contribution
- Project Team Member
- Context
- Jacob Hanson, Mary Zhang, Kate O’Neil, Will Tighe, Marco Imperato, Miriam Estefan & Pia Cortes-Guerrero
- Project Stage
- Spatial Concept
Project FocusCommunity needs, connected services, and spatial experience
Three Disconnects
The team framed the site through social, ecological, and physical disconnection. The proposal connects learning, food production, and shared community space as a response.
A Connected Proposal
A culinary school, produce gardens and markets, and bridges form three connected responses. Together, they make room for learning, meeting, growing, and moving through the neighborhood.
Cooke House Culinary School
The school proposal combines teaching and shared spaces, including a multipurpose room that can support a market or lecture, as well as a grocery store.
Gardens & Markets
Sensory gardens, produce gardens, and community marketplaces connect food-growing with gathering and exchange.
Bridges & Connections
The proposal uses bridges to strengthen connections across the site. The complete project presentation below preserves the team’s drawings and spatial studies.
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