Freedom To, Freedom From
Project
Adaptive Reuse
Year
Spring 2024
Competition
USC Architectural Guild Design Charette
Location
Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles
Collaborators
Jake Scheckelhoff & Sakiko Tanaka
Freedoms To, Freedoms From aspires to reimagine Norman Rockwell’s vision of the American Dream where the Four Freedoms are not just ideals but tangible realities woven into the very fabric of the built environment. As an adaptive reuse project of the Lincoln Heights Jail in Los Angeles, the design enhances typical multi-family housing by creating a mixed-use, live-work environment where residents experience the true essence of freedom in all its dimensions—free from isolation and discrimination, while free to work and play uninhibited. Freedoms To, Freedoms From is not just a place to live; it is a sanctuary where the spirit of the Four Freedoms manifest in every corner, fostering a vibrant, empowered, and interconnected community.
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