Pivoting Neighborhoods: The Future of Social Interactions in Housing Part 1 Project 2020 Matthew Wilson University of Arkansas | USA While Los Angeles is built around an abundance of low-density single-family homes. Pivoting Neighborhoods augments the idea of a common neighborhood and its amenities to create higher density within a smaller footprint. The aggregate form of the tower is made up of floor plates that alternate between a 6-unit plan and a shared open-air social space. Each floor of apartment units is manipulated strategically from the floor below to create the irregular form of the towers that obscures the clear reading of the individual units. The shared social space, through which residents enter their apartments, invite random interactions amongst the tower dwellers. This allows people to feel more comfortable sharing space with immediate neighbors, without the burden of needing to know everyone in the complex. Tutor(s) Charles Sharpless