Jägerdorf

multi-family urban housing | newark, new jersey

joseph berlinghieri | fall 2022

a home is a home. where people eat. where people sleep. where people entertain. where people struggle. where people grow. where people live. and we don’t have enough.

jägerdorf addresses the ever pressing housing crisis by taking the typical american suburban house and stacking it, flipping it, mirroring it to create a modular residential tower with individualized units. various private hydroponic gardens provide families dedicated spaces to grow their own food. it investigates ways of reusing old buildings to create new monuments. here, the facade of the historic yellow cab building acts as a gateway into a new urban forest, connecting newark residents with nature and recreating habitat for native species of wildlife. it fosters community through grand shared spaces: large entryways, green terraces, gym rooms. these spaces encourage inhabitants to occupy the same area and help each other grow and learn.