Pixel Tower

Brooklyn, NY

Redhook

The Pixel Tower is located at 401 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn in Red Hook and is mixed-use housing units with secondary programming. As the neighborhood waterfront develops population is likely to significantly increase in the area. The Pixel Tower design consists of 3 construction phases to accomodate ongoing environmental and population change in the area. Key elements of the project include flexible pixels within each unit that can be change flexibly in phase 3 while half of the housing units are for-sale. A proposed subway line goes through Red Hook and a subway station to be built on the site in phase 3. Secondary programming envolves in each phase, from retails in phase 1, a job training center in phase 2, and ending with an automated robot service in phase 3. The chunk indicates the project in phase 3 with housing units concentrated on the right and automated service in the front, with amenities in between as a connection. The subway station entrance is located in the center of the courtyard, providing public green spaces for the community.

Project Date: Fall 2024

CASE Faculty: Fleet Hower

Course: Architectural Design Studio

CASE Students: Jiayu Wu & Yuruo Zhou

Project Description:

Students were tasked with choosing a project site in the Red Hook Neighborhood of Brooklyn, a popular waterfront district that is prone to flooding. Despite that the area is at high risk for the effects of climate change, the neighborhood has become more popular in recent years there is an influx of businesses, entertainment and residents causing commercial rent and housing costs to rise. Through this project students strategically chose sites and developed buildings that address climate challenges while simultaneously catering to current and predicted trends in housing and population evolution.