Active Density: Stimulating the Urban Domain in High-Rise Social Housing Developments

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I propose to retain the benefits of vertical housing and improve upon it by up-zoning the block and building low-rise, high-density mixed-income structures on the site’s perimeter. The new construction will include public amenities that are lacking in the immediate area such as retail, restaurants, work space, and public service facilities. Through adaptive re-use of mega blocks will be reclaimed. This mixed-use approach to the expanded occupancy will also restore the diversity that was lost when the towers were first built.

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