Infilling with Outbuildings
Nicky Rhodes (MArch I ’26), Ian Erickson (MArch I ’25), Nathan Lowrey (MRE ’26), Vincent Jackow (MArch/MIT)
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.