HYBRID COWORKING: PIGEON BAGEL EXTENSION

w/ Dickson Yau, Sean Chen, Robert Yang, and Norman Situ

Terraviva Hybrid Co-working Competition: Finalist

As Pigeon Bagel continues on its path to success and fame through constant refinement of their craft and heritage, an opportunity to meet the daily sell out demand has appeared. Pigeon Bagel has gained access to a larger remote production facility in order to meet the increasing demand; this allows Pigeon Bagel to reduce production space on site and even allows opportunities to increase their range of services. Upon examining the neighboring demographic and Pittsburgh’s flourishing professional work-scape, our team recognizes that post-COVID work culture required “third spaces” geared towards remote work. 

We begin to investigate different qualities and avenues to enhance user’s experience. Our team focused on how spatial quality and organization could inform people’s relationship with program while promoting Pigeon Bagel’s philosophy. Pigeon Bagel, a cornerstone of both the local Jewish and student communities, attempt to host all individuals and groups through varying partitions and sectional intervention. The varying partitions allow the cafe area to promote quiet zones during working hours but blurr the interior and exterior space when the weather is appropriate. Our sectional intervention creates a moment of privacy and ambience while highlighting Pigeon Bagel’s craftsmanship through delicate visual connectivity. We incorporate the remanence of surrounding brick buildings that are now turning into new modern workspaces into our extension through a translucent brick screen.