small scale, big change
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architecture 581- PalleroniTRANSCRIPT
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Community Initiative/Gallery/Event Space
Collective Kitchen
Live Units
Live/ Work UnitsEntreprenurial Businesses
Mentor/Artist in Residence
Guest Room/Library
Tues 1:30 pm Gardening 101
Wed 3:30 pm Arts Workshops
Wed 6:00 pm Collective Kitchen
Thurs 6:00 pm Community Meeting
Fri 7:00 pm Gallery Show Sat 3:00 pm Block Party
Sun 2:00 pm Farmer’s Market
Housing Typologies Community Programs
Mon 4:00 pm Yoga/Meditation
Small Scale, Big Change
WHY
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SALLOW A FRAMEWORKTHAT CAN EXPAND,ALLOWS FOR SCALE CHANGES
UNDERUTILIZED LOTS
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MU
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FRACTURE OF SOCIETY
dehumanization
no sense of personal capital or skill sets
A NEW EQUATION FOR HOUSINGNOT YET CHRONICALLY HOMELESS/HAVE DREAMS
WANT TO BE PART OF HOMES NOT INSITITUTIONS
PEER APPROVAL/DISTRUST OF ELDERSBUT WILL LISTEN TO THEIR IDOLS OR PEERS WHO HAVE
GONE THROUGH THE SAME THING
EMPOWERMENT HOMELESSNESS
Cities of inequality and exclusivity
CRISIS
Dehumanization
ghettoization class warfare societal breakdown
housing that makes people feel like individuals and not just
a faceless number
SOLUTION HOUSING
MORE THAN SHELTER
HOW TO BUILDSOCIAL IDENITTYISSUE
CREATE AN AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIPHOUSING TYPOLOGY
REFLECTS DIVERSITY OF INDIVIDUALS PERSONALIZED, SELF-CUSTOMIZED
ALLOWS FOR CHANGES OVER TIME, POROUSNESS ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY, MODULARITY
EMPOWERMENT DRIVEN, TAKING OWNERSHIP BREEDS INVESTMENT
ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE PART OF EXISTING DYNAMIC
CONTRIBUTERS TO GROWTHHOUSING THAT DRIVES PASSION, FUELS
SOCIAL COLLABORATION AND ENABLES ENTREPRENEURSHIP
YOUTH HOMELESS STILL HOPEFULL
SWEAT EQUITY
necessity "to see"and "be seen"
without a home one loses a
sense of identity
HOUSING THAT BECOMES A A PRODUCER
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 reimag-ining coexistence on a small scale.
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 rela-tionships to construct identity and invest at the scale of the in-dividual.
DESIGN: The lot is traditionally static. To satisfy necessary urban density need but still allow for flexibility, the lot can be frag-mented 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 econo-mies and social organization. And where every resident has their own micro-house to call their own.
Incremental
Hou
singStar
ter grow
transitional
step-by-stepphasedshelter
home
adaptable
flexible
mod
ular
owner-driven
incr
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in v
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investment
develop harmonically pay-as-you go
DESIGNING AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROCESS
NPO evolving from social service provider into developer of affordable housing
STANDARD R5
5,000 SQ FT LOT
The total building coverage limit for all structures on a 5,000 sq ft lot
in an R5 zone is 2,250 sq ft
This means that 45% of an R5 lot can be built upon
45% is redistributed reimagining the scale of the neighborhood
1 house = 1 lot
5 ft zoning setback
5 ft 5 ft
UNITS UNDER 200 SQ FT
200 sq ft
180 sq ft
96 sq ft
200 sq ft
192(x2)
32 sq ft
96 sq ft
128 + 64
32 sq ft
96 sq ft
200 (x2)
128 sq ft
PRODUCTIONPROCESS
A FLEXIBLE FRAME OF4 X 8 PREFAB PANELS
LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO ASSEMBLE ON SITE
EASE OF TRANSPORT ON A FLATBED TRUCK
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
resdients co-own units with NPOthrough limited equity coopertives
Section 8 vouchers are utilized to pay for “rent” and construction of units
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)
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
LIVE
PLAY
CONFLICT: LOTS ARE STATIC AND ZONING PREVENTS A DEVELOPER FROM FRAGEMENTING THE LOT TO ADDRESS DENSE, URBAN FARIC, AND FLEXIBILITY
NON-PROFIT AS DEVELOPER
NEW CATEGORIES OF ZONING
FACILITATING PERMIT PROCESS
MEDIATING FUNDING
initial small scale (<200 sq ft) and as temporary moveable structures ensures pods a low
financial commitment and minimal permit fees
NPO acquires an underutilized infill lot through a community land trust or tax liability transfer
BELMONT
41ST
43RD
PIXELATING THE LARGE WITH THE SMALL
instead of building one large homogeneous building, the lot is fragmented into many micro-units
RESIDENTSOWNERS
NON-PROFIT
DESIGN
CITY
FUNDING
RESIDENTSOWNERS
PERMITS
ARCHITECT
x
45%
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.
Smitty is an amazing drum-mer. He recently added a studio pod to his unit so he could have a space to prac-tice in. He hopes to someday be as good as Keith Moon!
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.
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 commu-nity once a month.
3'4'3'
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A SITE OF PRODUCTION: housing is more than units it is about cultural and economic support systems
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 photogra-phy and film editing suite
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.
4' 4'
GardensUrban Agriculture
Utilizing Natural Resources
Youth Entrepre-neurial Businesses
Introducing Educa-tional Workshops
Music Education& Performance
Community EventsBlock Parties
IncrementalAdditions
BlurringBoundaries
Introducing SportsDance, Yoga, etc.
Accessibility GeneratingConnectivity
Collective KitchenCooking Workshops
2' 4’
LIVE /WORK FOR YOUTH ARTISTS
LIVE/WORK FOR SINGLE MOTHER
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
MENTOR IN RESIDENCE
LIVE/WORK FOR YOUTH ARTIST
LIVE UNIT FOR YOUTH ARTIST
WHO
HOW