Breaking the Mold
Architecture | Urban Design
Columbia University Graduate Studio, 2023
Location: Atlanta, GA | Team: Qiuyuan, Hyungkung, Saakshi, Sahana Kumar
In Old Fourth Ward, infiltration is brought about by a number of factors including the government, tax breaks and private developments. This has resulted in an unjust and dominant economy and tax flow that primarily affects and excludes the marginalized communities in the neighborhood that once were their historical and cultural identity.
Through the design intervention, in a world after property, we are reprioritizing tax flow to create a counter model of the existing commercial private development such as Ponce. This in-turn creates small human scale revenue generating businesses where the marginalized communities come together to form resistance. This will create a flexible ecosystem where there is a new system of exchange and ownership of money for these communities to thrive.

Affordable Housing

The Organization

Master Plan

A day in the life of a community member in Old Fourth Ward

Functioning of the Taxation Policy

Site Conditions

Thriving Small Businesses

Organization

Working of the Organization

Section: Labor Training and Affordable Housing

Section: Communal Kitchen

Grocery Store

Community Space: Woodwork shop

Community Space: Woodwork shop

Community Kitchen

Affordable Housing

3D Abstract Model