ARTIST'S LOFTS COMMUNITY

Lynn Artists Lofts is designed for a cohousing community for 31 Artists.

This building was once a factory. It is centrally located in downtown Lynn.

• AMA was asked by the Lynn Community Development Corporation to lead the participatory design for a group of artists who were committed to living together in a cohousing community with live/work artists’ lofts  including shared facilities such as a gallery, darkroom, kiln, welding room, a green roof with urban gardening, etc.
• Initially the building was to house 20 units. As the number of qualified artist members grew, the client decided to add two stories to the building for 31 units.
• AMA produced the design and the construction documents, modified with value engineering to meet the budget and received a building permit.
• Thanks to this project, the city council made a zoning change to allow residential uses to revitalize downtown Lynn.