POST OFFICE+ IS A PROJECT LOCATED IN THE LITTLE HAITI AREA OF MIAMI. THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN ADITIONAL PROGRAM TO A POST OFFICE THAT WAS SUITED FOR THE AREA. IN THE RESEARCH PORTION OF THE PROJECT MY GROUP ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AGE DISPARITY IN THE AREA. SOA COMMUNITY CENTER WAS SEEN AS A THOUGHTFUL WAY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AROUND THE POST OFFICE. FOR THE DESIGN A STRUCTURE OF SUSPENDED BOXES THAT ENCAPSULATE AN INTERIOR COURTYARD WAS CREATED. THIS ARRANGEMENT CREATED VISUAL BRIDGES BETWEEN THE PROGRAMED BOXES. THE PROGRAM OF EACH BOX VARIED BETWEEN POST OFFICE AND COMMUNITY CENTER AS TO NOT SEGRIGATE ONE PROGRAM TO ONE FLOOR, THIS WAS ALSO A WAY TO CREATE THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS AGE GROUPS.
