Post on 12-Jan-2015
description
DESIGN MATTERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY
mission
provide pro-bono preliminary design services to nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia area
offer unique volunteer opportunities for professionals
promote best practices in community design and development
infill philadelphia
Development sites best characterized as neglected public spaces and clusters of vacant or nearly-empty buildings and land. Over time, these sites can obstruct community development plans and even threaten neighborhood stability.
Revitalizing urban neighborhoods through innovative design
Design Challenge | pilot: affordable infill housing
Design Challenge | pilot: affordable infill housing
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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
Design Challenge | infill philadelphia: commercial corridors
food access project sites
storefront reuse: Weaver’s Way and Agoos/Lovera Architects
storefront reuse: Weaver’s Way and Agoos/Lovera Architects
storefront reuse: Weaver’s Way and Agoos/Lovera Architects
storefront reuse: Weaver’s Way and Agoos/Lovera Architects
warehouse conversion: Chester’s Community Coop and KSS Architects
warehouse conversion: Chester’s Community Coop and KSS Architects
warehouse conversion: Chester’s Community Coop and KSS Architects
urban supermarket: Girard Coalition/Westrum Development and Interface Studio Architects
urban supermarket: Girard Coalition/Westrum Development and Interface Studio Architects
urban supermarket: Girard Coalition/Westrum Development and Interface Studio Architects
infill philadelphia: food access design principles
key design principles•Design urban food markets to perform multiple roles•Create a clear, attractive Identity•Provide well-sequenced spaces •Make visual connections •Use design as a tool for business innovation and growth
infill philadelphia: food access press
Community Design Collaborative1218 Arch Street, First Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107
215.587.9290
beth@cdesignc.orgmhara@ph.wrtdesign.com
infillphiladelphia.orgcdesignc.org