Re:NEWark
Re:NEW
The introduction of the Intermodal Shipping container to International trade triggered a drastic transformation of the world’s perception of possibility. This container quickly became the “Icon of Economy”, simultaneously making the world smaller, and the world economy bigger.
Re:CLAIM
As an evolution of this phenomenon, re-Contextualizing this “icon of economy” as an “Iconic Habitat”, through the process of up-cycling prompts a unique dialog between old and new, while fostering a vitality fitting to the restoration of downtown Newark.
Examining the built fabric of Newark, reveals a disjointed catalog of typologies, isolated throughout the city. The current Newarkians have demanded a better quality of life, where there is an even-handed approach to satisfying the economic, residential, and cultural needs and desires of the people.
Applying an Economic Development Strategy to the Westinghouse/Broad Street Station yields a mixed-use catalytic node, where a super-sampling of typologies paired with mass transit,presents a prototype for future multi-nodal development across the city. Developing micro-cities, where the economy is within reach of it’s residents, balances the supply-demand requisite for the survival of any city, particularly Newark.
Re:TAIN
Embodying capitalism, the standardized container has limitless ability to capture individual and collective desire successfully. Configured from the same basic components, the container satisfies a super-sampling of feasible “Iconic Habitats” in the form of restaurants, stores, offices, apartmetnts, entrepreneur lofts, and townhouses. The up-cycled containers are targeted to curtail the ebb and flow of students, an ephemeral market, and to attract them as permanent Newark residents.
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