Small Scale, Big Change WHY necessity "to see" and "be seen" housing that makes people feel like individuals and not just a faceless number
Dehumanization
WANT TO BE PART OF HOMES NOT INSITITUTIONS
FRACTURE OF SOCIETY
HOUSING
SOLUTION
no sense of personal capital or skill sets
NOT YET CHRONICALLY HOMELESS/HAVE DREAMS
PEER APPROVAL/DISTRUST OF ELDERS BUT WILL LISTEN TO THEIR IDOLS OR PEERS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME THING
MORE THAN SHELTER
Cities of inequality and exclusivity
EMPOWERMENT
HOUSING THAT BECOMES A A PRODUCER
SWEAT EQUITY
societal breakdown
ALLOW A FRAMEWORK THAT CAN EXPAND, ALLOWS FOR SCALE CHANGES
UNDERUTILIZED LOTS
DESIGN: The lot is traditionally static. To satisfy necessary urban density need but still allow for flexibility, the lot can be fragmented and reconceptualized as a microeconomic system serving as something that is more than just shelter, but as sites of production. That is allowed to grow incrementally over time. Where the void is more than open space but is stitched with collective programming that supports informal economies and social organization. And where every resident has their own micro-house to call their own.
flexible
grow shelter
phased
owner-driven transitional
Incremental
home
PARTNERS YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS WITH NPOS, MENTORS, COMMUNITY
IDEA: Partners homeless youth entrepreneurs, mentors, NPOs to co-develop and co-own small affordable units of flexible, modular pods of live/work. Focuses on the creation of relationships to construct identity and invest at the scale of the individual.
pay-as-you go
investment
develop harmonically
step-by-step
increase in value over time
PROPOSAL: Redevlopment of underutilized lots to conduct a large scale experiment in small-scale urban development to create the home as mini-city, as microeconomy, as social space. Envisioning a new kind of neighborhood, and reimagining coexistence on a small scale.
Housing
ghettoization class warfare
ISSUE
A NEW EQUATION FOR HOUSING
Starter
CRISIS
YOUTH HOMELESS STILL HOPEFULL
INSERT SMALL SCALE CO-OPING PODS
HOMELESSNESS
HOW TO BUILD SOCIAL IDENITTY
dehumanization
CREATE AN AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP HOUSING TYPOLOGY ALLOWS FOR CHANGES OVER TIME, POROUSNESS ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY, MODULARITY REFLECTS DIVERSITY OF INDIVIDUALS PERSONALIZED, SELF-CUSTOMIZED EMPOWERMENT DRIVEN, TAKING OWNERSHIP BREEDS INVESTMENT ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE PART OF EXISTING DYNAMIC CONTRIBUTERS TO GROWTH HOUSING THAT DRIVES PASSION, FUELS SOCIAL COLLABORATION AND ENABLES ENTREPRENEURSHIP
modular
without a home one loses a sense of identity
adaptable
WHAT Housing Typologies
Community Programs Tues 1:30 pm
Gardening 101
Community Initiative/ Gallery/Event Space
Wed 3:30 pm
Arts Workshops
2
Collective Kitchen
Wed 6:00 pm
Collective Kitchen
3
Live Units
Thurs 6:00 pm
Community Meeting
4
Live/ Work Units Entreprenurial Businesses
Fri
7:00 pm
Gallery Show
Sat
3:00 pm
Block Party
Sun
2:00 pm
Farmer’s Market
1
5
Mentor/Artist in Residence
6
Guest Room/Library Mon 4:00 pm
4
Yoga/Meditation 6 5
2
1
4
4
4
3
HOW DESIGNING AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROCESS NON-PROFIT AS DEVELOPER
NEW CATEGORIES OF ZONING
STANDARD R5 5,000 SQ FT LOT
ARCHITECT RESIDENTS OWNERS DESIGN
FUNDING NON-PROFIT
The total building coverage limit for all structures on a 5,000 sq ft lot in an R5 zone is 2,250 sq ft
FACILITATING PERMIT PROCESS
initial small scale (<200 sq ft) and as temporary moveable structures ensures pods a low financial commitment and minimal permit fees
resdients co-own units with NPO through limited equity coopertives
200 sq ft
This means that 45% of an R5 lot can be built upon
PERMITS
PRODUCTION PROCESS
200 sq ft
RESIDENTS OWNERS
CITY
MEDIATING FUNDING
180 sq ft
NPO evolving from social service provider into developer of affordable housing
Section 8 vouchers are utilized to pay for “rent” and construction of units
96 sq ft
45%
128 sq ft
PIXELATING THE LARGE WITH THE SMALL
PLAY
43RD
192(x2)
A FLEXIBLE FRAME OF 4 X 8 PREFAB PANELS 32 sq ft
LIVE
BELMONT
96 sq ft
41ST
45% is redistributed reimagining the scale of the neighborhood
x
NPO acquires an underutilized infill lot through a community land trust or tax liability transfer
128 + 64
32 sq ft
instead of building one large homogeneous building, the lot is fragmented into many micro-units
EASE OF TRANSPORT ON A FLATBED TRUCK
96 sq ft
1 house = 1 lot
5 ft
units can be added to & devloped incrementally over time with extra income residents generate (i.e. Ted adds a music studio over his living pod)
200 (x2)
when residents wish to move, the 1/3 of income that’s been put aside in savings can buy their pod and take it with them A loophole in the Accessory Structure code, allows the pods to act as “detached bedrooms” which can vary in size and avoid the costs and restrictions of ADU construction but unlike ADUs that can be rented, the structures are owned
5 ft
LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO ASSEMBLE ON SITE
5 ft zoning setback
CONFLICT: LOTS ARE STATIC AND ZONING PREVENTS A DEVELOPER FROM FRAGEMENTING THE LOT TO ADDRESS DENSE, URBAN FARIC, AND FLEXIBILITY
UNITS UNDER 200 SQ FT
WHO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A SITE OF PRODUCTION: Gardens Urban Agriculture
Utilizing Natural Resources
Youth Entrepreneurial Businesses
Introducing Educational Workshops
housing is more than units it is about cultural and economic support systems Music Education & Performance
Community Events Block Parties
Incremental Additions
Blurring Boundaries
Introducing Sports Dance, Yoga, etc.
Accessibility
Collective Kitchen Cooking Workshops
Generating Connectivity
LIVE /WORK FOR YOUTH ARTISTS Charlie and Anna, brother and sister, have a living pod to which they later added a second pod on top where they now have a photography and film editing suite
LIVE UNIT FOR YOUTH ARTIST Stacey, an aspiring writer, and her cat Wolfe live in their cozy book-filled pod. Stacey loves the gardening workshops and has added a trellis for growing tomatoes.
2'
4’
MENTOR IN RESIDENCE Betty is a cooking mentor, she teaches the garden workshops and helps make meals in the shared kitchen. She exchanges rent for her social services.
LIVE/WORK FOR YOUTH ARTIST Smitty is an amazing drummer. He recently added a studio pod to his unit so he could have a space to practice in. He hopes to someday be as good as Keith Moon!
4'
4'
LIVE/WORK FOR SINGLE MOTHER Betsy just received her yoga license. She added a pod to her unit so she can now teach yoga to the community. As a single mother she’s thrilled she finally has a place for her and her daughter to call home. ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Shane is the artist in residence. He teaches art classes to the youth in exchange for rent. He helps curate the gallery shows that are open to the community once a month.
3'
4'
3'