PROXIMA

An Urban System for Hudson Valley Tourists and Migrating New Yorkers

The emergence of COVID-19 and increased costs of living in New York City caused two major events: a rise in tourist traffic and incoming settlement in the Hudson Valley. This surge in both tourist and migrant populations into the region has a series of positive and negative effects on the region’s economy-- the surge in tourists during the peak of the pandemic caused record-breaking numbers of tourists to explore state parks in the Hudson Valley Region. Conversely, the sprawl caused by migrating New Yorkers creates a higher cost of living for locals, ultimately causing them to pay increased housing and living prices or move out elsewhere.

Proxima is a series of dense Cities that caters to the growing Tourist circulation in the Hudson Valley, but also accommodates for migrants that aim to commute to New York City for work. These two initiatives ultimately work together to give an efficient experience of the Hudson Valley for tourists, but also reduces urban sprawl that would otherwise increase costs of living for locals.

Project Date: 2021

CASE Faculty: Fleet Hower

Course: Architectural Design Studio

CASE Students: Jonathan Marcos