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View from J Street
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Protected courtyards form semi-private outdoor spaces for the residents
Each house is a three-story structure with a one-car garage on the ground floor that could be repurposed as a workspace or additional living area or bedroom. The second floor includes a loft-like living area, kitchen and bath while the third floor has bedrooms and a shared bathroom. A small basement serves as a storm shelter and utility room. The verticality of the house is visually counteracted by the increased spacing of battens on the painted cement panel siding on successive floors. A shared parking / play court with permeable paving occupies the center of the lot and small semi-private courtyards fill the gaps between the offset structures. The west side of the CLT faces a public bike path along a restored urban creek.
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Aerial view from West
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See FACT’s missing middle and “gentle density” explorations in the NEw Attainable House including the Neighbor-Type House, another example of community land trust. Actual Architecture Co. promotes small scale, high density housing as part of a suite of solutions for the housing crisis that must also include large multi-family buildings. Purchase the NEw Attainable House book here.
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