This project is a hypothetical solution submitted as part of the 2024 Emerging Professionals Design Competition hosted by the AIA Milwaukee Emerging Professionals Committee.

Tucked prominently at its west end, Slash caps Brady Street with a vibrant destination for neighborhood events, community association, local commerce, varied recreation, and connected living. Programmatically, the building subverts the traditional model of walled-off private amenities, enthusiastically bringing the surrounding community into what were traditionally exclusionary spaces.

Slash was awarded Second Place in the 2024 Design Competition. It was designed and submitted by Eric Nofsinger, Assoc. AIA; Grant Bauermeister, AIA; Chandana Rao, Assoc. AIA.

Instead of dropping into the site as an interlocuter, Slash situates itself around and within the urban context, acting as a scaffold for new community traditions.  The southwest facade glazing sits proudly at the west end of Brady Street as a glowing landmark that the residents of the Brady Street Neighborhood can be proud of.  

Text & imagery above provided by submission materials.