Sustainable Industrial Urbanism

Kristine Makwinski

In seeking ways to both make a Long Island City garment factory more efficient and give it more of a presence, I re-designed the block the factory occupies as a miniature garment district, similar to that in Manhattan, for lower-end and more mass produced clothing. The factory vertically stacks all steps of the production process from design to material sourcing, assembly, and final sale. Glass elevator shafts at the exterior of this fashion super block make the whole process visible from the street and expose consumers to the manufacturing involved in the final products that they can purchase there. In addition Gen2 elevators would produce energy, which can be used for additional electricity in the factory.