Modern Grove: Mixed Use Homes

Year:

2024

Designed so visitors/residents to have a place to have most everything of
what they need- including spaces to explore, to move, to rest, for socialization, and for privacy. The mixed use residential building includes on the ground floor a 24-hr grocery, a a cafe & office, a studio/gallery for a rotating list of artisans, and finally a rentable flex-space.

Secondary priorities were to harken back to the famous grid planning,
creative zeal, classical shapes, materials, and trees of Savannah.
Given the proximity to SCAD, I decided to tailor most units towards someone who has only basic needs in their housing, while still getting the amenities of walkable urban
environments. Construction was thought through the use of columns
holding up individual modules comprising apartments that could be changed in size by adding more modules. These modules interact in a few ways with the facade, and work
together to provides areas that encourage views over to nicer areas, while discouraging views in/out of the tourist-heavy part of the site context. Specially located facade panels assist in providing energy as they are PV, once again harkening back to the
sublime Live Oaks of Savannah