High Type | New Orleans, Louisiana

In the aftermath of Katrina it was clear that designers needed to consider how spaces could both rebuild what was lost, and provide spaces that could function in the event of future flooding.  We decided to test a few ideas for this by developing a high density building type used open spaces as a vertical boarders between office, institutional and retail spaces one the first two floors and housing on the upper floors. We also wanted to learn from how people use public space in New Orleans to help develop this new building typology.