The Hill
University of Michigan
Professors: Lars and Christina Grabner
Collab.: Lovejeet Geholt and Shahryar Beyzavi 

In response to a demand for alternative housing solutions in the City of Detroit, “The Hill” reacts to emerging lifestyles. It presents a unique concept of urban agglomeration that tunes with the needs of residents, while strengthening the values of community gathering and social inclusiveness. “The Hill” amidst the Eastern Market aims to provide spaces of congregation on various levels. Shared kitchens for single residents, communal spaces for the neighborhood and a bazaar expanding to the existing Eastern Market with a hilly roof garden accessible to the city. The project is conceived primarily in cross-laminated timber construction.