The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha Yi Lu omba'apóva

The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha Yi Lu omba'apóva ha'e rembiporuarã oñemba'eguaséva 2026 A' Design Award Brónse pegua Arquitectura, Óga ha Mba'eguasu Jejapo Ñeha'ã Categoría-pe.

BrónseArquitectura· 2026

The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha

Yi Lu -gua

Mba'eporuhára: Yi Lu

A' Design Award Brónse Rembiporuarã Arquitectura Categoría-pe

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Premio Rembiporuarã Oñemoneĩva

Emoneĩ Premio Reko #182604 Peg̃ua

Eike Tendápe Ehecha A' Design Award-pe Marandu Myasãi Mba'ete Jeguerohory

Sa'y

Diseño

The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha Rehegua

Ko tembiapo ojeporeka jey oñemoambue haguã Stuyvesant Town oiko haguã peteĩ techapyrã pyahu ojeporúvo mokõive ñemoñare oikoha rehe. Ojeporujeývo hendaite guiare, pe superblock itujáva oiko haguicha peteĩ tekoha aty ojoapykuéri. Peteĩ podium oñemombaretejeýva ombojuaju tuja rembikuaa ha ára ñemyengovia, ha techapyendápe oĩ mitã'i mbo'ehao ombojuaju jeýva umi ñemoñare oñondivemi. Umi terrasa ha ñemitỹha omohu'ũ umi rembe'y hatãva, ombojere pe mba'e apesỹi tekoetei rembiaporãme ha omopyenda peteĩ techapyrã imbaretéva táva rekove renondevehápe.

Jeguerohory

A' Design Award Brónse Rehegua

The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha ohupyty A' Design Award Brónse, peteĩ ñehechakuaa heta prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño sobresaliente-pe ojekuaáva creatividad, ingenio ha astucia rupi. Umi ganador Brónse ha'e artefacto hábil ha creativo ohechaukáva experiencia, imaginación ha recurso umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha ha'eha peteĩ objeto ojehayhúva, admirado ha estimado, profesional ha innovador. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Brónse ombojoaju mejor práctica arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua ha iporãiterei detalle rehe. The Intergenerational Commons Tekoha ombohory necesidad, ohupyty ipotapy, ombovy'a sentimiento ha ohenói curiosidad.

Diseño Rapykuéri

Marandu Aty

Diseñador ome'ẽva'ekue crédito, aty pegua ha mba'e técnico.

Mba'e Iñambuéva: Memento (the Intergenerational Commons) redefines Stuyvesant Town as a contemporary model for intergenerational housing. Through adaptive reuse, the aging superblock becomes a layered residential ecosystem. A revitalized podium integrates senior learning and daily exchange, while rooftop kindergartens reconnect generations in close proximity. Terraces and gardens soften rigid edges, transforming density into social infrastructure and establishing a resilient paradigm for future urban living.
Tuichakue ha Ñemyenyhẽ: Primary structure: steel frame with brick infill façade; residential use retained for approx. 75–85% of floor area.
Public conversion zones: ground-level 1,200 m² community hub + stacked shared terraces (3,600 mm depth).
Modular additions: 3,600 mm bays; lightweight steel framing; reversible connections; green roof system 300 mm.
Ñe'ẽ Rape: Affordable housing retrofit, residential transformation, adaptive reuse, vertical commons, community spine, aging-friendly housing, intergenerational support, low-disruption renovation, scalable urban model
Ñeapopy Tecnología: The project preserves the majority of the building as housing while surgically converting select zones into shared social infrastructure. Using a low-disruption retrofit strategy—steel reinforcement, reversible insertions, bolt-on terraces, and prefabricated community modules—the design creates continuous vertical and horizontal commons within the existing brick shell. A standardized kit-of-parts system ensures cost control, phased construction, and replicability for aging urban housing stock.
Diseño Jepy'apy: The key challenge was transforming an aging residential structure without undermining its primary housing function. Structural constraints, code compliance, budget limits, and resident continuity required precision. The design had to introduce meaningful public space through minimal intervention—balancing density, safety, affordability, and social impact within an existing steel-and-brick framework.
Ñesẽheka: Type of Research: Applied design research.
Research Objectives: Develop a scalable model for renewing aging residential buildings through limited yet high-impact spatial conversion.
Methodology: Adaptive reuse, program layering, and vertical/horizontal commons integration.
Data/Tools: Demographic aging data, precedent analysis, BIM coordination, daylight, and circulation simulations.
Participants: Multi-generational residential case studies.
Results: Increased shared access and daily proximity.
Insights/Impacts: Strengthens intergenerational support networks and offers a replicable pathway for affordable urban housing renewal.
Inspiración: The project was inspired by the growing social fragmentation within high-density housing and the increasing generational separation in contemporary cities. Research on social isolation, aging populations, and child development informed the proposal. The design explores adaptive reuse as a strategy to transform postwar housing into a resilient, layered residential ecosystem that integrates care, learning, and daily life within close spatial proximity.
Proyecto Ára Tuichakue: The project concept was initiated in September 2020 and concluded in January 2022 in New York City, United States. The design proposes a phased, low-cost renewal strategy that maintains residential occupancy while selectively converting underused areas into shared community infrastructure.
Mba'apo Rape: Residents continue everyday living in their homes, while new commons support shared routines. A horizontal community spine activates ground-level life; a vertical network of stairs, lifts, and terraces connects floors into one continuous social landscape. Seniors and children occupy overlapping yet flexible zones, enabling natural encounters and informal care. Interaction remains optional, preserving privacy while strengthening mutual support.
Patente-kuéra: Copyrights belong to Yi Lu, 2022.
Aty Rembiguái: Yi Lu
Ta'ãnga Mba'eñemoneĩ: Image #1: Architectural Rendering Yi Lu, Memento: The Intergenerational Commons, 2022.
Image #2: Architectural Rendering Yi Lu, Memento: The Intergenerational Commons, 2022.
Image #3: Architectural Rendering Yi Lu, Memento: The Intergenerational Commons, 2022.
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Image #5: Architectural Rendering Yi Lu, Memento: The Intergenerational Commons, 2022.