HAWTHORNE ARTIST CO-OP: 2023

“Empowering residents of North Minneapolis through design that provides safe,
affordable, and sustainable space to live and make.”

We envision a project that creates space where artists of North Minneapolis can live together while engaging in their craft. The Hawthorne Artist Coop is a collection of nine residences arranged around a central maker-space available to all members of the cooperative. By providing housing that is accessible and affordable to artists, we hope to promote financial and physical empowerment, increase ownership in the community, and build creative skills. The design prioritizes sustainable self-sufficiency through the integration of solar energy, organics recycling, and food production, thus decreasing
the monthly financial burden of home ownership. The interface between communal work space, private studios, and private residences at the heart of the project provides
opportunities for collaboration, decreases isolation, and strengthens connections within the community. Finally, we envision a process that is also affordable to develop; the building design and financial model both allow for phasing which will minimize the initial hurdle of development.