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The Mixing Middle Competition

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Mixing as Entangling

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Level 1 (Street)

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Level 2 (Lane)

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Level 3

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Level 4

Cross-sectional perspective

Common Courtyard

Cross-sectional perspective

Lane courtyard

Cross-sectional perspective

Multifunctional Roofs

Cross-sectional perspective

Interfaces and Inhabited Facades

Axonometric Drawing

Implantation

Axonometric Drawing

Program

Axonometric Drawing

Rain or Shine Porch

Axonometric Drawing

Shapes for Staying in Shape

Axonometric Drawing

Grow and Bee Together

Axonometric Drawing

No-Longer-Lost Stream

Axonometric Drawing

Two Wheels and Some

Axonometric Drawing

Block / Party

Axonometric Drawing

Courtyard Condenser

Axonometric Drawing

Terraced Townhouse

Axonometric Drawing

Coworking Corner

Axonometric Drawing

Lifted Lodge + Laneway Lofts

Axonometric Drawing

Shared Social Spaces

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1A Commoning

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1B Diverse Economies

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1C Ecological Couplings

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2A Distributed Density

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2B Porous Ground Plane

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2C Activated Blockfaces

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3A Inhabited Facades

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3B Landscaped Thresholds

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3C Multifunctional Rooftops

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITOR

Team	Lőrinc Vass
	Nicole Sylvia
	Roy Cloutier

Distinction	Winner
Doc. level	75%

Description

Lots In Common

In the face of interlocking housing, ecological, and social crises, the nature of home and public space need a fundamental re-mixing. Lots in Common builds from co-operative housing precedents to propose a sharing network, re-framing domesticity by interweaving it with collective space. The project acts as a sponge, not an island--connecting into larger systems of ecology, mobility, livelihood, social exchange, and more. It harnesses underused zones of space--laneways, front yards, infrastructural and latent ecological corridors--and activates them with a shared network of collective activities.

Carefully-chosen incentives cluster development along new corridors, giving the sharing network a geography within the city. Its architectural principles provide a high quality of life by balancing layers of privacy and community, utilizing environmentally-conscious building technology and materials, and bringing vitality, activity, services, and habitat to the broader neighbourhood. Urban space is reframed via acts of sharing and solidarity: the denizens of the city find they have Lots In Common.

(From competitor's text)

Jury Report

For the First Prize, the Jury was looking for the total package, with a singular vision that could connect the many aspects connected to the Mixing Middle: Lots in Common fit the bill and went beyond just checking the boxes. The Jury praised this community-centred entry for its willingness to confront the idea that individually-owned land is best, offering a fundamental challenge to a basic tenet of our cities. Jurors admired how it handled the context and building typologies that addressed different parts of the neighbourhood. Rather than pretending that one-size-fits-all, the entry offers flexibility and a kit of parts in response to its context. The three open spaces offer a gradation between private and semi-public areas that work well with the mixed-use street frontages. Their interlocking works well together and creates further opportunities for flexibility. The proposal is thoughtful in its consideration of habitats, and offers a bold and forward-looking diagram that includes the consideration of other beings in the city.

Technical Advisor John Madden noted that this entry deserves shining marks for its approach to sustainability. The entry impressed by challenging the privatization of space and offering alternative models for ownership, centered on inclusion and spaces for social engagement. Everyone here is part of a larger community, where the communal sense of use, not just ownership, shapes everyday life.

(From jury report)

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