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Ef Zin is a wellbeing cooperative that operates without money and challenges the notion that wellbeing is a luxury by making wellbeing accessible to everyone and anyone in New York City. Revolving around core concepts of connection, giving back, activity and learning, visitors
donate time to engage with both the mental and the physical dimensions of wellness. The building is conceived as an open space performing as a greenhouse in the winter and a porous building in the summer. It includes scattered volumes that are stacked and shifted in the air, allowing for intermediate garden and collective spaces.