The Habitat @ Red Hook
Set along the waterfront of Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood, The Habitat provides a dynamic new mixed-use complex containing 175 studio, one, two, and three bedroom affordable living units over ground floor commercial space.
The massing of the project was split down the middle into two "bars". A four story and six story bar contain all of the residential units. An elevated public walkway and resident gardens traverse the site from east to west
The south facades of The Habitat are fabricated from recycled wood pallets that are normally discarded after being used to transport goods. These pallets form an operable facade controlled by the residents.
This project was published in ‘Timber in the City: Design & Construction in Mass Timber’ in 2015.