1

2

3

4

4

4

5

6

4

1

2

4

3

5

6

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

WHAT

INSE

RT

SMA

LL S

CA

LEC

O-O

PIN

G P

OD

SALLOW A FRAMEWORKTHAT CAN EXPAND,ALLOWS FOR SCALE CHANGES

UNDERUTILIZED LOTS

PAR

TNER

S YOU

THEN

TREPR

ENEU

RS

WITH

NPO

S, MEN

TOR

S,C

OM

MU

NITY

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

ease

in v

alue

ove

r tim

e

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