Concourse House works to eliminate homelessness by providing families with safe, stable, transitional housing. Concourse House works with families to break the cycle of poverty by providing a variety of social services and interactive programs that promote growth and independence. They emphasize stability and healthy independent living. Each family is offered programs and activities directed toward goal setting and developing a sense of personal responsibility.
All Weather Garden





Location: Bronx, NY
Client: Concourse House
Role: Design
A Collaboration with Design Advocates, baao studio, and Studio For
A first phase of interactive hands-on workshops designed for women and their young children helped everyone explore their five senses and initiate the formation of five architectural spaces in the garden. These spaces expanding the client's ability to host future workshops while also exploring new ways of seeing shade and sun without having to interrupt the flow of the activities when it rains or snows.