The design strategy, established through the process of physical prototypes, employs the concept of erosion and reconstruction as a resilient practice that interacts with Red Hook’s dynamic urban-water interface. These rituals of reconstruction are superimposed onto each housing module and the broader context of the Liberty Warehouse, blurring the boundaries between performance, restoration, and construction.

The housing module was developed through an iterative process that preserves the language of tessellations, infill, and fill to create a multi-level apartment unit with public/open terraces and rooftop spaces for collecting rainwater for irrigation while simultaneously cultivating native plant species and providing spaces for urban farms. Selective removal of sections of the Liberty Warehouse offers a long-term approach to flood defense in Red Hook, a coastal A Zone, by embracing coastal erosion and flooding to create wetlands and support rewilding efforts. Additionally, the remaining columns and beams of the Liberty Warehouse are reinforced and used as structural supports for the housing module.