Northview 公寓楼摒弃了典型社区中以实墙与围栏为特征的防御式公寓建筑模式，转而采用内凹式中央庭院设计，使之成为社区中的一个标志性场所，通过弱化私密空间来凸显社交空间的价值。经过策略性布置的窗户、有明确功能定位的外部交通流线，以及沿建筑最外缘布置的单元，共同将67套低收入住宅单元朝向彼此在空间上分离、却经由建筑群中央的社交空间实现视觉连通的公共区域。

Northview Apartments eschews the typical neighborhood defensive apartment buildings with solid walls and fences in favor of a carved-out central court, a beacon in the neighborhood that celebrates social space by de-emphasizing private space. Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 67 low-income apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other thru the social spaces at the center of the complex of buildings.