BELFIELD TOWNHOMES1735-39 Belfield Ave.Philadelphia2012

Developer: Onion Flats / Raise of Hope / RDAArchitect: Plumbob Llc.General Contractor: JIG Inc

FIRST Certified Passiv Haus in Pennsylvania

The project involves the development, design and construction of three row homes for the Raise of Hope (ROH) organization for 1735, 1737 & 1739 Belfield Avenue, in Philadelphia. The townhomes are three stories, 1920 sf, and have 4 bedrooms, and three bathrooms, living room, kitchen and office. Parking for one vehicle will be on site for each home and accessed from the rear. The intention of this project is for it to be a model of affordable and sustainable building for the City of Philadelphia. They are designed to be high performance buildings, to achieve Passiv Haus standards and to approach zero-energy status. Onion Flats hopes that this project will demonstrate the economic development feasibility of a highly sustainable buildings for the affordable housing market.

“We cannot simply think of our survival; each new generation is responsible to ensure the survival of theseventh generation. The prophecy given to us, tells us that what we do today will affect the seventhgeneration and because of this we must bear in mind our responsibility to them today and always.”

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Philadelphia City PaperBELFIELD TOWNHOMES2012 BIG VISION Awards: Sustainability & Design

2013 AIA Honor AwardPhiladelphia Chapter of the AIABELFIELD HOMES

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2008 Emerging Voices Award: Architectural League of NYOnion Flats chosen as one of eight firms in the US beginning to achieve prominence in the profession.

2009 Philadelphia Sustainability AwardThin Flats chosen by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council as a leader in the sustainable future of Philadelphia.

Residential Architect Design Awards 2009single-family production / attached Merit Award : THIN FLATS

2009 Penn Future Green Building Leader AwardOnion Flats chosen as a leader in building Penn-sylvania’s renewable energy future.

2009 AIA Honor AwardPhiladelphia Chapter of the AIATHIN FLATS

Syracuse University School of ArchitectureFrom the Ground Up: Innovative Green HomesFIRST PRIZE WINNER

Urban Land IntituteTHIN FLATS 2010 Awards for Excellence: THE AMERICAS

Urban Land IntituteTHIN FLATS 2010 Awards for Excellence: GLOBAL

Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and DesignTHIN FLATS 2011 Good Green Design Award

2008 Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design CollaborativeFairfax Inter-Generational Sustainable Housing for Grandparents Living with Grandchildren

2ND PRIZE WINNEROnion Flats, Philadelphia, PA

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The construction of three winning designs from ARO+DVB, Cook+Fox and Onion Flats provide a new vision for the neighborhood which can be embraced by existing residents.

The Global Awards for Excellence identify the five projects in the Americas each year that represent workable, livable, ans sustainable models for future development.

The Global Awards for Excellence identify the five projects worldwide each year that represent workable, livable, ans sustainable models for future development.

Good Green Design’s goal is a to bestow international rec-ognition on those outstanding projects that have forwarded exceptional thinking and creativity for a healthier universe.

Pennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Protection$700,000 Grant through the Growing Greener II Bond Initiative to be used for the 260KWphotovoltaic panel system on Stable FlatsDecember 2007

Penn State Univ. School of Arts & ArchitectureAlumni Award:Timothy E.G. McDonald

Philadelphia Water DepartmentAward of Excellence for Creative Storm Water Manage-ment Practices, recognizing Rag FlatsJune 2005

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