‘Start-Up Shed,’ set on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn reconceives of the Manufacturing Zone that stretches across the New York City coastline by proposing a new building typology to serve emerging innovation economies. The Gowanus Canal sits at the nexus of some of the most active industrial, residential, and commercial neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Through a precise rethinking of M-Zone rules, the ‘Start-Up Shed’ incorporates these various uses under a single roof and creates a social space for nurturing burgeoning businesses.