Status Completed 2018 Location Vancouver, BC Builder Summit Brooke Structural Engineer Fast + Epp Photography Sama Jim Canzian Press Canadian Architect , CBC
Mount Baker Alley (render) Tagged: Exterior. Photo 1 of 5 in Mount Baker Alley by Wittman Estes. Browse inspirational photos of modern exteriors from houses to cabins, apartments to shipping containers.
Image 18 of 26 from gallery of Nanterre Co-Housing / MaO architectes + Tectône. First Floor Plan
Design Advice has been offered to Hacker architects for the Division 28 Homes, a 10-unit co-housing development proposed in the Richmond neighborhood. Urban Development Partners is acting as the ow…
Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Co-housing Manor is a design exercise looking at a different form of housing for today's Baby Boomer generation that wants to downsize and simplify from the large homes they raised their families in. In many ways they still need the large homes after their kids have grown and moved away. They need the number of bedrooms for when the next generation comes to visit. They need the large kitchen and entertaining areas for family celebrations and holidays. The three car garage also has become a large project or hobby space that is difficult to give up when downsizing. And often an adult kid may need to come back to live at home when economic hardship or divorce happens. Family members often like to be in closer proximity to each other. Like in the case of an elderly relative that needs to watched over, or the need to take care of a house while someone is traveling for extended periods. The expense of gas and frustration of traffic at certain times of the day can limit the ability of family members to travel across town or between cities to be supportive of each other. Families today also are comprised of close friends that they feel the same level of care for as actual relations and are an integral part of their lives. Co-Housing Manor is a way for a close group of people to live together in a supportive way and still maintain a level of privacy and autonomy. It is five independent living units that share larger common amenities that are difficult to give up when moving to smaller homes, as well as allow the supportive family environment that close proximity allows. There are five living units ranging from 638 to 1729 square feet. The total building area is 8900 square feet giving an average of 1,800 sf per unit. So it allows you to downsize to about 1,500 sf yet retain the large public areas that would be common in a house of 8 to 10 thousand square feet. There is a 19' by 32' Great Hall that can be used for large entertaining such as holidays or family celebrations like birthdays or weddings. It can also be available to invite the wider neighborhood in for community interaction. There is a likewise large outdoor covered gathering space for more casual or impromptu socializing. Supporting both spaces is a large central kitchen which can have larger capacity appliances for use of residents and offers more space than in their private units for projects that need larger layout counters. There is a guest suite attached to the common area to accommodate visitors that allows both they and you privacy that is difficult when you have downsized to a condominium. There is a separate garage that can be set up for a shop or be used for extra storage of sports equipment or hobbies that would not fit within the single garage provided each unit. There are five two story townhouses at each corner separated by garages so they are very private and there is no chance of noise transmission through common walls. The rooms are on the small side, but there are large master baths and walk in closets normally found in larger homes. There is a second space that can be used for home office, guest room or media center. A studio apartment on the second floor can be rented out or used for an adult child that has moved back, or for a person that can act as a caretaker for the complex. Click here to see exterior views. Click here to see interior views. Click here to see another Co-housing Design Concept
It’s a common expectation that the baby boomers will want to live in senior living communities that offer social connection, purpose and engagement, all
With pedestrians in mind, these projects refresh a traditional configuration with extra green space
Illustrating a perfect combination of infill development, with at grade family-sized units that fit seamlessly within the neighbourhood's context
Image 21 of 21 from gallery of SCH Housing An Den Schichtgründen / trans_city TC. Plan section
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ODA Architecture has shared with us “510 Driggs,” a multi-family residential project that aims to provide residents with the “qualities of a private...
Image 25 of 151 from gallery of The Best University Proposals for Social Housing in Latin America and Spain in 2017. Image © Stefano Airaudo
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This 1 story duplex offers 2 bedrooms, 2 baths in each unit and a total of 1,777 square feet of living area. The open concept living area features a spacious family room, dining area, and a modern kitchen with ample counter space and storage. The transitional exterior design adds curb appeal to the duplex with
The resulting form, while retaining straight façades on east and west sides, steps back gradually on the north and south sides – the overall massing of the building conjuring images of a ‘bluff’ overlooking flat land.
Architecture office Rabatanlab did the project for social housing in a unique area of Bergen in Norway. Located just outside the historic city centre on the south side of Store Lungegårdsvannet near the Møllendal River, the site
Discover the beauty of minimalism and complexity in our latest housing project. Our modular houses are designed with a simple aesthetic, but are part of a complex urban plan that allows for successive expansion. With the ability to customize your living space and the visually stunning result of combining the houses in the urban plan, this project is a testament to the power of simplicity and the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
Modern townhouse plan! 1,868 Sq. Ft. 2 Stories 24′-0″ Wide 50′-0″ Deep 3 Bedrooms 2 1/2 Baths 2 Car Garage
This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse plan offers over 1,700 SF of space and is designed to fit on lots as small as 32’x65′. It features an open concept Living, Kitchen, & Dining, 2 car garage, and large master suite w/ his & her closests. Level One: 668 Level Two: 1,055 Please note that these
Between costly, cramped city apartments and oversized suburban McMansions, there's … what? Here's why mid-sized, walkable new housing disappeared and how we can get it back.
The park restaurant project is formed on a green context. The volumes are located in a way that by sewing them, negative spaces are created in order to preserve the existing trees on the site. These negative spaces are fluid spaces that welcome the presence of people and create a good opportunity to integrate the inside and outside as if the project has sunk into its context.
Address: Hagenholzstrasse 104b, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland design team architects: Duplex Architekten, Futurafrosch GmbH, Architekturbüro Sik AG, Müller Sigrist Architekten, pool Archit…
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Despite their size, the structures seem to be in line with the human scale and, together with the surrounding greenery, creates a harmonious environment.
Image 6 of 48 from gallery of Longnan Garden Social Housing Estate / Atelier GOM. Photograph by CreatAR Images
World Architecture Community News - JA arquitectura releases its competition proposal for 'flexible' affordable housing in Ibiza
