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West End Neighborhood Project
Phase 3: Workshop-Meeting Room-Playspace
In contemporary, low-income neighborhoods in the US, this is hardly possible. A high proportion of single-parent family structures and low-paying job opportunities mean that adults are spread thin across their professional and domestic responsibilities. One remedy for this phenomenon is the sharing of domestic work between two or more families.
Phase 3 proposes two additional workshop structures: one for laundry and another for childcare. These two categories of work are already often performed outside of the house. As lower-cost rental properties frequently lack washers and dryers, residents rely on a single laundromat that serves the entire neighborhood. Childcare is often only available on weekday afternoons through underfunded and overwhelmed public school programs.
Together, the three structures provide tools and space for mutual support, shared accountability, and domestic work efficiency. Their proximity to the houses they serve saves time for busy parents, and cooperatively organized childcare gives residents vital access to the otherwise unaffordable service. The medium-small scale of the block allows neighbors to work together and rely on one another, bolstering communal trust and social ties.
Laundry
Childcare