LAMINA
Project Type
Competition Group Project
Location
Kansas, MO
Year
2025
Design Team
Chenyue Yang, Han Byul Seo, Zoe Fedoruk, Samantha Lu
Roles
Competition Coordinator, Floor Plan Drawings, Renderings, Section Callout Drawings, Axo Drawings, Layout
Organized By
NOMA
LAMINA rooted in the racially charged history and spatially divisive topology of Kansas City’s Paseo West, LAMINA envisions the site as a stratified framework of resilience and spatial equity. The intersection of these layers creates an urban fabric that emphasizes flexibility, self-sufficiency, sustainability, and social belonging for residents of all ages and backgrounds. Designed to grow and adapt with the community, LAMINA offers a strong, complete foundation and catalyst for vibrant and diverse futures.
Building on the complex history of racialised disinvestment and radical industrialisation, LAMINA layers the programmatic needs of the community on a personal scale to revitalise the neighbourhood and catalyse economic and creative development.
Housing types:
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Focus on mutligenerational housing
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Multiple income
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3 bed 4 beds, lock off units as private studios and separate income
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Vertical layouts for townhouse-like feel
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Combined with public circulation and courtyard space for greater shared amenities and events
Rooftop Materiality
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The material composition of the building is selected to be durable, easy to replace, and recyclable. This feature minimize waste and reducing carbon footprint through circular design principles.
Rooftop solar panels contribute to renewable energy generation, supporting off-grid resiliency.
Layered public private interactions in residential buildings
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Shared amenities in circulation stairwell
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Common lobby space for gathering, interactions, events, working
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Private balconies, shaded by facade
Courtyards open air - with garden plots and lawn space
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Flexible programming - can be used for small scale events, retrofitted as small playground, gardening plots and planters, for artsy workshops etc
Cultural Centre
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Sloped green roof for lounging and viewing central plaza space, helping to mitigate the project’s environmental impact by absorbing rainwater, improving insulation, offsetting a portion of the carbon footprint of both the proposal and the adjacent built environment
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Featuring a second-floor recessed platform designed for coworking spaces.
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Ground floor youth activity and multipurpose rooms with large central staircase
Central plaza space
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With colorful paths for accessibility
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Bike lanes to promote sustainable transport and walkable community (Considering transit options nearby)
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Flexible programming
Day care and commercial programming on ground floor of north and west block