GENESIS

A mixed-use student community housing located in San Luis Obispo, CA. This housing complex is targeted towards agriculture students and provides a unique experience for students in terms of learning beyond the classroom. The community includes areas for farming practices throughout the complex. However, this practice of farming also carries on in the housing units where the lower level provides a variety of community spaces including sample testing labs and meeting rooms. The private living spaces located on the upper level provide students with necessary facilities and an enjoyable living experience. The location of the project which includes agricultural lands around it influenced my design process making the housing units follow a traditional gable-style roof with materials that add a touch of modernism to the housing units. The close connection to farmlands and Cal Poly's crop production unit enables students to be in close connection with professionals in the field of agriculture and fosters a healthy working environment. The housing units, in order to encourage communication between students, have been connected with an elevated walkway which also allows for recreation while building a healthy community.