bloom

During this semester, I explored the adaptive reuse of the Red Hook Grain Terminal in Brooklyn as a sustainable intervention. The goal of the project was to rethink how sustainability can be embedded into a building, rather than added on. Using a method called negative construction, I removed portions of the structure to create large voids filled with greenery, light, and open space. These subtractions turn the massive industrial shell into a place that gives back to its environment. The floors are offset to allow a natural path of plant life to rise through the building, inviting people to walk alongside nature. The void acts as a central ecosystem which gathers rainwater, growing vegetation, and encouraging human connection with the natural world. In this way, the grain terminal becomes not just a reused building, but a living structure shaped by the sun, plants, and people.