WSU EUNOIA Volume III

JACKSON PLAZA
JOVANNIE LAFORGA, ANGUEL ATANASSOV, DENISE TLATELPA | GRADUATE ARCH STUDIO | FALL 2021
Affordable housing has been an on-going concern that has developed architecturally
to encourage interactions amongst a growing community through a multitude of
amenities and shared spaces. Within the Central District area of southern Seattle,
Washington, people have experienced different phases of resiliency that have
affected their way of living within the past few decades until this day.
The project site is located at the corner of 23rd Ave S and S Jackson St, in Seattle,
Washington. Three design goals that inspired the architectural design included (1)
showcasing the presence of ‘people’, (2) performance of the form identifying main
access points, and (3) supporting residents’ personal, emotional and physical growth
and wellness. The design ideas assist in enhancing community life through the use of
a mass timber super structure and panelized unit construction.
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