Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780862975043
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Higher Density Housing for Families
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780862975043
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Myths & Facts about Affordable and High-density Housing
Author: Rolf PendallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apartment houses
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Housing As If People Mattered
Author: Clare Cooper MarcusPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520908791
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
From the Introduction: Consider these two places: Walking into Green Acres, you immediately sense that you have entered an oasis-traffic noise left behind, negative urban distractions out of sight, children playing and running on the grass, adults puttering on plant-filled balconies. Signs of life and care for the environment abound. Innumerable social and physical clues communicate to visitors and residents alike a sense of home and neighborhood. This is a place that people are proud of, a place that children will remember in later years with nostalgia and affection, a place that just feels "good." Contrast this with Southside Village. Something does not feel quite right. It is hard to find your way about, to discern which are the fronts and which are the backs of the houses, to determine what is "inside" and what is "outside." Strangers cut across what might be a communal backyard. There are no signs of personalization around doors or on balconies. Few children are around; those who are outside ride their bikes in circles in the parking lot There are few signs of caring; litter, graffiti, and broken light fixtures indicate the opposite. There is no sense of place; it is somewhere to move away from, not somewhere to remember with pride. These are not real locations, but we have all seen places like them. The purpose of this book is to assist in the creation of more places like Green Acres and to aid in the rehabilitation of the many Southside Villages that scar our cities. This book is a collection of guidelines for the site design of low-rise, high-density family housing. It is intended as a reference tool, primarily for housing designers and planners, but also for developers, housing authorities, citizens' groups, and tenants' organizations-anyone involved in planning or rehabilitating housing. It provides guidelines for the layout of buildings, open spaces, community facilities, play areas, walkways, and the myriad components that make up a housing site.
High-Density Housing
Author: Christian SchittichPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3034615116
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
In view of the growing number of diverse life styles, the search for flexible, adaptable floor plans has become a fundamental issue in residential building. That the continued demand in urban centres can only be responsibly satisfied by high-density housing is undisputed. More than ever before, building high-density housing is a diverse and challenging task for planners and architects. This book presents international projects which document the complexity of the task, from the design of the floor plans, the development and use of resources, to the use of economically beneficial building systems. The high quality of the architecture and construction in such residential areas can be clearly seen in the uniform illustrations of the floor plans, and large-scale drawings of details. The introductory contributions discuss extensively the topic of floor plan design and development. This book is a comprehensive review of the current state of residential building, the perspectives and future developments.
High-density Housing for Families with Children Guidelines
Author: Vancouver (B.C.). Planning DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Missing Middle Housing
Author: Daniel G. ParolekPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642830542
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available housing stock in the US and the housing options that people want and need. The post-WWII, auto-centric, single-family-development model no longer meets the needs of residents. Urban areas in the US are experiencing dramatically shifting household and cultural demographics and a growing demand for walkable urban living. Missing Middle Housing, a term coined by Daniel Parolek, describes the walkable, desirable, yet attainable housing that many people across the country are struggling to find. Missing Middle Housing types—such as duplexes, fourplexes, and bungalow courts—can provide options along a spectrum of affordability. In Missing Middle Housing, Parolek, an architect and urban designer, illustrates the power of these housing types to meet today’s diverse housing needs. With the benefit of beautiful full-color graphics, Parolek goes into depth about the benefits and qualities of Missing Middle Housing. The book demonstrates why more developers should be building Missing Middle Housing and defines the barriers cities need to remove to enable it to be built. Case studies of built projects show what is possible, from the Prairie Queen Neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska to the Sonoma Wildfire Cottages, in California. A chapter from urban scholar Arthur C. Nelson uses data analysis to highlight the urgency to deliver Missing Middle Housing. Parolek proves that density is too blunt of an instrument to effectively regulate for twenty-first-century housing needs. Complete industries and systems will have to be rethought to help deliver the broad range of Missing Middle Housing needed to meet the demand, as this book shows. Whether you are a planner, architect, builder, or city leader, Missing Middle Housing will help you think differently about how to address housing needs for today’s communities.
Housing Families at High Densities
Author: Vancouver (B.C.). Planning DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Reports to Council, Subject, Updated Guidelines for High Density Housing for Families with Children
Author: Vancouver (B.C.). City CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Report of the High-Density Housing Committee
Author: Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives. High-Density Housing CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apartment houses
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Families Living at High Density
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Housing and Local Government. Sociological Research SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description