Dec 12, 2025
WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND
activating a leftover empty lot on 42nd street and 5th avenue in Manhattan
concept & vision
we stack nine levels of containers as a new typology for a mall on a sliver of street front real-estate. Each 20-foot container module serves as an indoor booth in the fashion of an urban market
design & architecture
we stack nine levels of containers with a slight shift, and replicate the sidewalk as catwalks at each level. Views and loggias onto the city are the result of leaving out a selection of containers from the façade.
impact & significance
a simple strategy to address leftover empty lots throughout the city, temporary or long-term temporary activations that exploit both availability and modularity of shipping containers
Dec 12, 2025
WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND