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This reimagined USPS integrates a commissary kitchen and market, transforming the post office into both a social hub and an exposed system of infrastructure. The commissary kitchen provides affordable, shared space for local food entrepreneurs, using the USPS’s distribution network to expand their reach. Meanwhile, the market fosters everyday social interactions, positioning the post office as a civic gathering place. The design reveals the USPS’s back-of-house operations—sorting, packaging, and distribution—through layered circulation, allowing visitors to engage with the unseen logistics that sustain both postal and food economies. This transparency strengthens connections between infrastructure, commerce, and community.