While examining Houston’s city wide action plan, we noticed the lack of civic engagement. We determined that the main factor that is influencing this problem is the absence of space within the Near Northside Community that allows its citizens to engage and interact with one another properly. We concluded that these three programs could flip this current reality; the implementation of a community garden, an after school education program, and a food pantry.
The two main programs that are necessary to begin this conversation of community engagement is an accessible garden of raised planting beds and greenhouses. Branching off of these physical components is an after school program that is centered around the education of proper gardening skills. The food pantry encourages community engagement by giving its citizens the opportunity to cultivate and give back to their community.
Through our design implications, the community would be given these programs and functions within their own tangible reach in order to promote community engagement. Considering that this type of proposal does not exist in the community, it allows for room to grow in a new type of space that is encouraging and impactful for every family and individual within the Near Northside community.
Project Details:
Second Year Group Project
By: Nicole Nugent & Emilie Barbier
Course: ARCH 205-907
Professor: Shawn Lutz
Location: Houston, Tx
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