The Intergenerational Commons លំនៅឋាន by Yi Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award កម្រិតសំរិទ្ធ in រចនាស្ថាបត្យកម្ម អគារ និងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ Competition Category.
សំរិទ្ធស្ថាបត្យកម្ម· 2026
The Intergenerational Commons លំនៅឋាន
by Yi Lu
Client: Yi Lu
A' Design Award កម្រិតសំរិទ្ធ Winner in ស្ថាបត្យកម្ម Category
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The Design
About The Intergenerational Commons លំនៅឋាន
គម្រោងកែលម្អលំនៅឋាននេះ បានកំណត់និយមន័យឡើងវិញនូវ Stuyvesant Town ជាគំរូសហសម័យសម្រាប់លំនៅឋានឆ្លងជំនាន់។ តាមរយៈការប្រើប្រាស់ឡើងវិញដោយបត់បែន ប្លុកទីក្រុងដ៏ធំដែលកំពុងចាស់ទៅ បានក្លាយជាប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ីលំនៅឋានដ៏ស្រទាប់។ វេទិកាដែលបានស្តារឡើងវិញ បញ្ចូលការសិក្សាសម្រាប់មនុស្សវ័យចំណាស់ និងការផ្លាស់ប្តូរប្រចាំថ្ងៃ ខណៈមត្តេយ្យសិក្សានៅលើដំបូល ភ្ជាប់ជំនាន់ផ្សេងៗឡើងវិញនៅចម្ងាយជិត។ រានហាល និងសួនច្បារ ធ្វើឱ្យគែមរឹងទន់ភ្លន់ បំប្លែងភាពក្រាស់ក្រែលទៅជាហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសង្គម និងបង្កើតគំរូដ៏ធន់សម្រាប់ការរស់នៅក្នុងទីក្រុងនាពេលអនាគត។
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award កម្រិតសំរិទ្ធ
The Intergenerational Commons លំនៅឋាន គឺជាអ្នកឈ្នះ A' Design Award កម្រិតសំរិទ្ធ ដែលជាការទទួលស្គាល់ដ៏មានកិត្តិយសខ្ពស់ចំពោះការរចនាឆ្នើមដែលលេចធ្លោដោយភាពច្នៃប្រឌិត ភាពប៉ិនប្រសប់ និងភាពមុតស្រួច។ អ្នកឈ្នះកម្រិតសំរិទ្ធគឺជាស្នាដៃមានជំនាញ និងច្នៃប្រឌិតគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់ ដែលបញ្ជាក់ពីបទពិសោធន៍ ការស្រមើលស្រមៃ និងភាពប៉ិនប្រសប់របស់អ្នករចនា។ The Intergenerational Commons លំនៅឋាន ត្រូវបានរំពឹងថាជាវត្ថុដែលត្រូវបានគោរព កោតសរសើរ និងស្រឡាញ់ ដែលមានវិជ្ជាជីវៈ និងនវានុវត្តន៍គួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់។ ការរចនាកម្រិតសំរិទ្ធនេះអនុវត្តវិធីល្អបំផុតក្នុងសិល្បៈ វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ ការរចនា និងបច្ចេកវិទ្យា ហើយឆ្នើមដោយការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ព័ត៌មានលម្អិត។ The Intergenerational Commons លំនៅឋាន បំពេញតម្រូវការ ប៉ះចំណង់ ទាក់ទាញអារម្មណ៍ និងទាក់ទាញការចង់ដឹង។
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 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. - Tags
- Affordable housing retrofit, residential transformation, adaptive reuse, vertical commons, community spine, aging-friendly housing, intergenerational support, low-disruption renovation, scalable urban model
- Production Technology
- 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.
- Design Challenge
- 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.
- Research
- 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. - Inspiration
- 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.
- Project Duration
- 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.
- Operation Flow
- 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.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Yi Lu, 2022.
- Team Members
- Yi Lu
- Image Credits
- 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.
Image #4: Architectural Rendering Yi Lu, Memento: The Intergenerational Commons, 2022.
Image #5: Architectural Rendering Yi Lu, Memento: The Intergenerational Commons, 2022.
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