(adapt)N

(adapt)N speculates the adaptivity of the low rise of our city. Unpredictable, disruptive events that create medium to long term challenges for our city gives value to this project. Be it public health, economic, environmental shocks that put our city out of its relevance and affected its capability to be used at its maximum potential. These are the uncertain challenges that this project aims to address. 

This project questions existing planning law and permitting processes that limit the city to the idea of adaptation. It proposes converting our city block into mixed-use corporate ownership. Shifting procurement processes, allowing the city to be viable of adaptation over time. 

The result is a city that is viable to be adapted into more use case scenarios. A sustainable economy where fabrics are constantly edited, space used are changeable between classifications and cultural memories overlapped. Instead of being demolished and built anew, it is re-planned and redesigned which creates its architectural quality when it is adapted over time. 

(adapt)N rethinks the relationship between space, forms and functions. It is an ethically environmental, economical and architectural proposition.