The Intergenerational Commons Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ibùgbé láti ọwọ́ Yi Lu jẹ́ aṣẹ́gun olókìkí púpọ̀ ti 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìdíje Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò.
IdẹÌkọ́lé· 2026
The Intergenerational Commons Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ibùgbé
látọ̀wọ́ Yi Lu
Oníbàárà: Yi Lu
Aṣẹ́gun Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìkọ́lé
Aṣẹ́gun Àmì Ẹ̀yẹ Tí a Jẹ́rìísí
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Nípa The Intergenerational Commons Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ibùgbé
Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Iṣẹ́ àtúnṣe ilé-ibùgbé yìí tún ṣàlàyé Stuyvesant Town gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwòṣe òde-òní fún ibùgbé àárín ìran-dé-ìran. Nípasẹ̀ ìlò-àtúnṣe tí ó bá àyíká mu, ọ̀gbún-ilé àgbàlagbà náà di ẹ̀wọ̀n-ìgbésí-ayé ibùgbé oníṣẹ́ púpọ̀. Ìpìlẹ̀-ilé tí a sọ di ọ̀tun so ẹ̀kọ́ àgbà àti ìbáṣepọ̀ ojoojúmọ́ pọ̀, nígbà tí àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ jẹ́lé-ó-sinmi lórí àjà so àwọn ìran pọ̀ nínú àyíká tí ó súnmọ́ ara wọn. Àwọn pátákó àti àwọn ọgbà máa ń rọ àwọn etí líle, tí ń yí ìpọ̀nkọ̀ padà di ohun-èlò-ìpìlẹ̀ ẹgbẹ́-àwùjọ, tí ń fi ìdí àwòṣe tí ó le koko múlẹ̀ fún ìgbésí-ayé ìlú ọjọ́-iwájú.
Ìdánimọ̀ Náà
Nípa Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
The Intergenerational Commons Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ibùgbé jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé The Intergenerational Commons Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ibùgbé yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. The Intergenerational Commons Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ibùgbé ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Lẹ́yìn Àpẹrẹ Náà
Àkójọ Ìròyìn
Àwọn ẹ̀tọ́, àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ àti àlàyé ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ tí olùṣàpẹrẹ pèsè.
- Àwọn Ohun Àkànṣe
- 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.
- Ìwọ̀n àti Àpò
- 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. - Àwọn Àkọlé
- Affordable housing retrofit, residential transformation, adaptive reuse, vertical commons, community spine, aging-friendly housing, intergenerational support, low-disruption renovation, scalable urban model
- Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Ìṣelọ́pọ̀
- 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.
- Ìpèníjà Àpèsè
- 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.
- Ìwádìí
- 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. - Ìmísí
- 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.
- Àkókò Iṣẹ́ Àkànṣe
- 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.
- Ìlànà Ìṣiṣẹ́
- 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.
- Àwọn Ìwé-ẹ̀rí Ohun-Ìmọ̀
- Copyrights belong to Yi Lu, 2022.
- Àwọn Ọmọ Ẹgbẹ́
- Yi Lu
- Ìfọwọ́sí Àwòrán
- 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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