January 13, 2023

The Brief: Affordable Housing That's Both Contextual and ‘Funky’

Undergraduate architecture students and community members strike a balance for a proposed development in historic Germantown.

Multistory red brick and white housing development on corner site
Elevated Urban Village by Sarah Borders, Natalie Kung, and Leean Li
Multistory red brick housing development with arched windows and mural of trumpeter on facade
Luke's Village by Jerod Bayly, Jane Dwares, and Jackson Hamilton
White rendering showing interior courtyard with seating, plantings and adjoining corridors
Disrupting Distinctions by Rhys Floyd, Mars Gu, Favor Idika, and Rebecca Spratt
Group of people of various ages in meeting room
Back row (Left to right): Rhys Floyd, Rebecca Spratt, Richard Wesley, Jason Cornelison, Jackson Hamilton, Favor Idika, Leean Li, Roberto Morales Velez, Brian Szymanik, Nancy Churchville, John Churchville; Front row (Left to right): Jerod Bayly, Mars Gu, Jessica Lin, Sarah Borders, Jane Dwares, Natalie Kung, June Lin, Rashida Ng. (Photo: Eric Sucar)
Three young people huddled over white architectural model
Students June Lin, Jessica Lin, and Jason Cornelison (left to right) preparing their model for their presentation.
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Elevated Urban Village by Sarah Borders, Natalie Kung, and Leean Li
Luke's Village by Jerod Bayly, Jane Dwares, and Jackson Hamilton
Disrupting Distinctions by Rhys Floyd, Mars Gu, Favor Idika, and Rebecca Spratt
Students, faculty and community members met at Germantown’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in December for a final presentation of their proposed designs.
Back row (Left to right): Rhys Floyd, Rebecca Spratt, Richard Wesley, Jason Cornelison, Jackson Hamilton, Favor Idika, Leean Li, Roberto Morales Velez, Brian Szymanik, Nancy Churchville, John Churchville; Front row (Left to right): Jerod Bayly, Mars Gu, Jessica Lin, Sarah Borders, Jane Dwares, Natalie Kung, June Lin, Rashida Ng. (Photo: Eric Sucar)
Students June Lin, Jessica Lin, and Jason Cornelison (left to right) preparing their model for their presentation.