Level Up responds to Ann Arbor’s need for affordable multi-family housing. The project pulls ideas from radical cooperative housing models and modifies them to fit the more family-friendly “cluster” – three single-family apartment units per floor arrayed around a common living space, the “mudroom,” establishing a shared living space that enables thresholds of privacy.

Two clusters aggregate to form one building. Four buildings are placed across the site, allowing nested collectivities of shared spaces. Designed for familiy well-being, each playful aspect of the project from facade to site design creates a lively environment for residents.