Intake / Bridgeport
Duggal Visual Solutions
Mixed-use / Adaptive Reuse
2014 / 100,000 sq. ft.
Intake is an adaptive reuse of an abandoned
shipbuilding factory. The design doubles an existing 50,000-square-foot
warehouse into a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use facility with manufacturing, office, educational and event programming. The existing structural frame,
90-feet in height, was carefully repurposed to foster interactions between
people within the facility.
Award: Winner, 2019 Emerging Voices Award
Winner, 2017-18 NEA US-Japan Program
Winner, 2016-17 Founders Rome Prize
The existing interior, although flexible, was not conducive
to air quality control and energy efficiency, so it was subdivided by a series
of high-velocity air curtains. These invisible walls control the spread of
airborne pollutants without impeding the flow of people through the facility.
The air boundaries allow the creation of different zones, each with a distinct
thermal experience — conditioned, partially-conditioned and unconditioned —
without any visual separations. This strategy creates a healthy work environment,
improving productivity while reducing energy costs. Overlooking these open and
interconnected zones are classrooms, event, and exhibition spaces, which transform the
industrial process into a shared experience.
The adaptive reuse continues on the exterior, where
the industrial site becomes a publically-accessible waterfront park. The
concrete paths and boat ramp along the water’s edge have been converted into a
scenic walking trail, enriched with lush, flood-resistant plantings. The
centerpiece of the park is the “garden island,” an engaging and verdant space,
irrigated by reclaimed rainwater from the facility’s parking lot.
Project Team: Phu Hoang, Rachely Rotem, Chih-Ying Wong, Munyoung Lee, Margaux YoungCredits: Isoenv (Environmental Analysis)
Project Team: Phu Hoang, Rachely Rotem, Chih-Ying Wong, Munyoung Lee, Margaux YoungCredits: Isoenv (Environmental Analysis)