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Infilling with Outbuildings

Rendering of a building with a slanted roof and people bicyling by outside

by Nicky Rhodes (MArch I ’26), Ian Erickson (MArch I ’25), Nathan Lowrey (MRE ’26), Vincent Jackow (MArch/MIT) — Recipients of the Plimpton-Poorvu Design Prize, Third Prize.

Infilling with Outbuildings centers on transforming garages in Somerville, MA into affordable live-work spaces for local artists and artisans by utilizing sustainable building materials, architecturally innovative designs, and efficient construction practices. Recognizing the dispersed yet standardized nature of these structures and the urgency of the affordability problem, the proposal prioritizes easily replicable design prototypes that can be quickly implemented, adding density and dynamic, mixed-use energy to neighborhoods.

Diagram of a building from several angles
Person putting together a model of a building
Map with blown-up versions of several buildings as insets
Rendering of the interior of a long room with a rug and a slanted roof
Rendering of a three-story building
Rendering of a building with a slanted roof and people bicyling by outside

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