Regrowth

1ST YEAR GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE

PROFESSOR: TRICIA STUTH & JEREMY MAGNER

INTEGRATIONS PROJECT

SPRING 2024 // IN-PERSON STUDIO // GROUP PROJECT

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS: RESEARCH, IDEATION, DESIGN, 3D BUILD, DRAWINGS

The project Regrowth is an urban revival exploration meant to ease the housing crisis and lower the number of houseless individuals in Knoxville. Regrowth provides affordable housing to help people get back on their feet during times of financial hardship. It is located near one of the larger houseless populations in Knoxville in a historic building that contains the Knoxville Leadership Foundation, whose purpose is to help houseless people.

The historic Regas Building is being vertically expanded to become a mini-city. The housing types contained in this complex include family, individual and communal SRO layouts. All dwelling units are subsidized, no market rate will be offered. In terms of services, the building will contain a bodega, a farmers market, a restaurant, job counseling, child care mental and physical health facilities, skill learning programs, garden space, community and flex space, medical access, and a library. The idea is to remove as many barriers to individual freedom as possible. The residents will have an opportunity to engage in a closed-loop garden system that will provide personal consumable and profitable merchandise. All funds made from the bodega and farmers market renting space will be put directly back into the building for the maintenance and residence necessities.

Preliminary Explorations

Collage by Partner A

Collage by Partner A

Collage by Partner A

Collage by Self

Exploded Structure Axonometric

Front Elevation

Side Elevation

Analytique 1

Analytique 2

Analytique 3

Physical Model

After all design decisions were final, the ideas for the final model were created. Because the project is based around adding to the original Regas Building, the physical model represents the first two original floors that were layered on top of for the final design. The model specifically displays the open space for the market and bodega while exposing the architectural details added and walls kept. One partner was responsible for 3D modeling the physical model cut files, one partner worked on drawings, and one partner created the physical model.

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