Community Courtyard for Newbern, AL

Located in the town of Newbern, Hale County, in the Black Belt region, the project focuses on a basic need: a gathering place for community. It is the center of a larger project, and will be the connector between the Newbern Volunteer Fire Department and the new Town Hall. The project was conceived and designed in the context of Newbern. We worked with the town government, fire department, and other individuals to gain insight and understand their visions for Newbern. The implementation will follow a series of full scale mock-ups and will be done by four, fifth year architecture students under the advisory of Auburn University Rural Studio.