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Alfred State architecture students present their designs for Rochester’s El Camino Vision Plan

One of the designs Alfred State students put together in partnership with Community Design Rochester.

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Brian McClellan

June 25, 2025

Alfred State architecture students present their designs for Rochester’s El Camino Vision Plan

ALFRED — Faculty in Alfred State’s Department of Architecture and Design recently partnered with Community Design Rochester (CDR) and the Ibero American Development Corporation to visualize proposed improvements to Rochester’s El Camino neighborhood. The work was related to the CDR’s developing El Camino Design Workshop Vision Plan.

Students in the third-year Design Studio 4, under the direction of Assistant Professor EB Joyce, worked to reenvision a historic factory site on the corner of Avenue E and St. Paul Boulevard. The project focused on El Camino’s lack of affordable housing and the need for community-driven spaces by proposing multi-family housing and a Welcome Center. Affordable housing is a typology that is common in the industry today and one that Ibero American Development Corporation specializes in.

Over the course of seven weeks, students had the opportunity to meet with stakeholders, research the building’s history, visit the site, present schematic design options, and present their final designs. CDR is currently working to propose an updated 2025 El Camino Vision Plan, a publication that is intended to include some of the students’ work.

“What amazing work they produced, all different and all designed for the community they were working for,” commented Dawn Noto, Executive Director of CDR.

Of the project, Joyce said, “This was most students’ first time designing a building for affordable housing. Students understood that their proposals would impact the community in a big way and took on the challenge of utilizing an existing historic building that could showcase the rich history of El Camino.”

At the same time, Professor William Dean challenged students in his fourth-year professional practice class to design a prototype Micro House Village consisting of five small homes for two people on a City of Rochester-owned site at 61-67 Almira Street.

Working in teams, each “design firm” organized itself to complete a series of tasks related to design & documentation, as well as practice and project management. Students analyzed and synthesized given background material and responded to site context variables and community needs in creating a project schedule and budget, schematic design drawings, working drawings and outline specifications. The project culminated with a presentation to faculty and representatives from each community partner.

Fourth-year Bachelor of Architecture student, Selena Fullone, said, “This project provided us with valuable hands-on experience and practical skills that prepared us for our professional careers, one tiny home at a time. By following real-world project workflows, from conceptual design to construction documentation and specifications, we gained a deeper understanding of a full project lifecycle.”

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