Built around a disused historic public lighting substation, Illume increases medium-density housing at a critical intersection along the newly proposed Second Avenue Greenway acting as a stepping stone to create a more robust pedestrian connection between Corktown and Downtown Detroit. The adaptive reuse of thesubstation into a market and food hall anchors activity on the site, providing access to food in an area without reliable public transit or walkable access to grocery stores. Three apartment blocks are arranged to form a collective back-front yard with community centered spaces facing inward on the first level, providing protection from the persistent traffic…
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