School House Pop_Isaac Macleod

School House Pop Isaac Macleod Lyceum 2020: Belt Tightening - Bungalows for the Millennial Family Faculty Advisor: Terry Boling Homeownership is not only a great tool to increase equality it is also a powerful factor in one’s sense of belonging and pride. The original Chicago Bungalow allowed a new group to achieve homeownership; this design does the same by addressing those pushed off the property ladder. The new Bungalow will maximize the potential of underutilized suburban properties. The project modifies the classic Chicago lot to allow for greater density. City owned abandoned schools will be made an asset by providing material to sustainably construct new housing. Flexible construction options ensure the buildings appeal to the broadest range of occupants and allow for transformation over time. This design allows residents to hold a stake in their communities; ensuring they are invested in improving the city they can now truly call their own.

MATERIALS AND SALVAGE

GOLDBLATT

PARKMAN

ROSS

KOHN

SCHOOLS STILL ABANDONED

In 2013 Chicago Public Schools hastily closed 49 elementary schools. This rushed decision left neighborhoods with empty buildings and decreased value. Today several schools remain abandoned and in danger of destruction. Chicago loses hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping these empty buildings.

Utilizing portions of them for housing could make them easier to re-develop and relieve the tax payer’s burden.

These empty schools contain materials with potential and need not be demolished completely to be utilized in new construction. Ceiling tiles are an item that would most likely be removed should these buildings be renovated. The tiles can be re-purposed for thermal insulation or an interesting wall finish.

SIMILAR SCHOOL DEMOLISHED IN NEARBY GARY IN.

GOLDBLATT BRICK

ACOUSTIC TILE SALVAGE

ROSS BRICK

PLACEMENT DIAGRAM

An outer shell will comprise the majority of structural support allowing interior walls to be non-structural, easily changed, and even self-constructed. Exterior walls can be constructed from salvaged brick.

Units are able to be build on empty lots or can supplement existing fabric and transform older bungalow properties to become more affordable.

This could prevent foreclosures or allow homeowners to reinvest profit from lot-splitting back into their homes improving the neighborhood.

BUILDINGS CAN ALSO ADAPT TO EXISTING FABRIC

UNIT PLANS

FRONT INDICATES EASY CONVERSION TO SINGLE OR MULTI - FAMILY

TWO BEDROOM

STUDIO

ONE BEDROOM TWO BATHROOM

BUSINESS

STUDIO WITH

WORKING

ALL

Unit layouts are not set converted between sing Additionally, residents w investment.

T STREET

S OPTION

H BASIC CORE

G STUDIO

SECOND LEVEL STUDIO

SECOND LEVEL BEDROOM ADDITION

SECOND LEVEL ONE BEDROOM

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and can change per occupant preference. Units can be easily gle family and multi-family allowing households to grow and shrink. will have the option to self-finish, further lowering the initial

NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT

UNITS BUILT TO MAXIMUM SIZE

Units are interchangeable with each other. Top floor units are designed to “pop” allowing for upward expansion to accommodate larger family sizes.

UTILITIES STACK

K AND PLANS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN LEVELS