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04  WOVEN COMMONS


Year: Spring 2023
Course: Intro to Interior Studies II
Instructor: Elizabeth Debs
Location: Providence, RI




The Dryden Mill Factory is adaptively reused into a public library, supporting the standards of living of the locals. Organized visiting experiences are designed in the three-level building, and the essence of the old practice of the building is kept.








At Mt Hope in Providence lives a majority of single, mid-aged, low-income, and low-skilled residents. The design of a publicly accessible library aims to boost social equality and draw the disadvantaged audience for developmental experience.

The approach deals with volumes of space. Cutting off parts of the floor creates double-height spaces, bringing livelihood and breaking out the tedious structure of the factory building. 

Classrooms, workshops, and gathering spaces improve the community’s education and social level. Programs are arranged upon categorization.








The other repurposed aspect is the utilization of ventilation shafts in the mill factory. At the level of the cafe, two windows become corridors, and people walk through the original shafts to the outdoor seating. The extended balcony continues down to the playground, and so does the view from the seats. On the upper floor, extended floors cantilevered just as much to offer private seating. Enclosed by the traces of old architecture, they become easy-to-focus study spaces with a limited view outside.














A section of the intervention into the existing structure is explored in detail through constructional drawings and physical models.