Download or read book Small lot Single Family Infill Housing written by Rosemary Kinnis and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 1990, the City of Victoria received an A.C.T. grant to demonstrate that integrating new housing into established neighbourhoods (infill development) can, under appropriate design guidelines, improve the quality, choice and affordability of housing. The City of Victoria proposed to undertake its A.C.T. project in two phases. In the first phase it would examine community concerns and reflect them in developing clear design guidelines that must be considered when designing infill housing, and in developing a zoning by-law which would regulate some aspects of the houses such as size, proximity to street and parking requirements. In the second phase, the approaches developed in phase one would be tested and demonstrated by building three houses. The project was launched by first establishing a project team comprising all the key stakeholders: community groups, representatives from the building industry, and City staff and Council. Small lot design guidelines applied in other cities were examined and analyzed to determine their appropriateness for Victoria. The team brought the results of this research to the residents and the development community to obtain their input. With the results of the research and community input, the City proceeded to draft the new design guidelines and zoning by-law. Construction of the three units was completed in March 1995. Soon after, the City officially launched the demonstration with an opening ceremony and the houses remained open for two weeks to allow for public viewing. An important component of the project was measuring community acceptance, . Results indicate that the vast majority of the respondents thought that the project suited the neighbourhood and was a positive development. All three units have been sold with prices around $204,000, comparing favorably with new single family homes in this location which normally sell for approximately $280,000.
Download or read book Design Guidelines for Single Family Detached Small Lot Infill Housing written by Affordability and Choice Today Program and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Affordability and Choice Today A C T written by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Affordable Infill Housing written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Innovative Technology and Special Projects Division and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Download or read book Manufactured Housing for Families written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Sub systems Approach to Small Lot Single family Housing written by Heinrich Kühn and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trends and preferences explored in this work indicate that the "American Dream" of a single-family detached house is still the preferred housing model. In-order to achieve this goal most home buyers will have to accept a transformed version of this model in the form of small lot housin~. The housing industry on the other hand, must be very creative and innovative to incorporate the housing trends and preferences into designs that are both affordable and still recognizable as the all American single-family detached house. The breakdown of a dwelling into Sub-Systems (Shell/Infill) that is explored in this work introduces a hierarchy of SubSystems that is based on the concept of control and variety. In American society it is the aspect of variety rather than control that is stressed as the dominant factor. In today's technology, and design approach it is often only the furniture that is easily adaptable to user needs. All other Sub-Systems once installed, are difficult to change or to separate. The Shell/Infill Sub-Systems concept as applied in this work makes it possible for the house to be much more adaptable. The implementation of the Sub-Systems concept would allow the developer /builder to provide the variety and diversity the market expects on a customized bases. It would also make it possible to respond to shifts in demographic and housing demands.
Download or read book Planning Neighborhoods for Small Houses written by and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bluefield Housing as Alternative Infill for the Suburbs written by Damian Madigan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suburbanised cities share a common dilemma: how to transition to more densely populated and socially connected urban systems while retaining low-rise character, avoiding gentrification, and opening neighbourhoods to more diverse housing choices. Bluefield Housing offers a new land definition and co-located infill model addressing these concerns, through describing and deploying the types of ad-hoc modifications that have been undertaken in the suburbs for decades. Extending green-, brown-, and greyfield definitions, it provides a necessary middle ground between the ‘do nothing’ attitude of suburban preservation and the ‘do everything’ approach of knock-down-rebuild regeneration. An adjunct to ‘missing middle’ and subdivision densification models, with a focus on co-locating homes on small lots, Bluefield Housing presents a unified design approach to suburban infill: retrofitting original houses, retaining and enhancing landscape and urban tree canopies, and delivering additional homes as low-rise additions and backyard homes suited to the increasingly complex make-up of our households. Extensively illustrated by the author with engaging architectural design studies, Damian Madigan describes how existing quirks of suburban housing can prompt new forms of infill, explains why a new suburban densification model is not only necessary but can be made desirable for varied stakeholders, and charts a path towards the types of statutory and market triggers required to make bluefield housing achievable. Using Australian housing as an example but addressing universal concerns around neighbourhood character, demographic needs, housing diversity, dwelling flexibility, and landscape amenity, Bluefield Housing offers innovative suburban infill ideas for policy makers, planners, architects, researchers and students of housing and design studies, and for those with a stake in the future of the suburbs.
Download or read book Construction de Maisons Individuelles Intercalaires Sur de Petits Terrains written by Kinnis, Rosemary and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 1990, the City of Victoria received an A.C.T. grant to demonstrate that integrating new housing into established neighbourhoods (infill development) can, under appropriate design guidelines, improve the quality, choice and affordability of housing. The City of Victoria proposed to undertake its A.C.T. project in two phases. In the first phase it would examine community concerns and reflect them in developing clear design guidelines that must be considered when designing infill housing, and in developing a zoning by-law which would regulate some aspects of the houses such as size, proximity to street and parking requirements. In the second phase, the approaches developed in phase one would be tested and demonstrated by building three houses. The project was launched by first establishing a project team comprising all the key stakeholders: community groups, representatives from the building industry, and City staff and Council. Small lot design guidelines applied in other cities were examined and analyzed to determine their appropriateness for Victoria. The team brought the results of this research to the residents and the development community to obtain their input. With the results of the research and community input, the City proceeded to draft the new design guidelines and zoning by-law. Construction of the three units was completed in March 1995. Soon after, the City officially launched the demonstration with an opening ceremony and the houses remained open for two weeks to allow for public viewing. An important component of the project was measuring community acceptance, . Results indicate that the vast majority of the respondents thought that the project suited the neighbourhood and was a positive development. All three units have been sold with prices around $204,000, comparing favorably with new single family homes in this location which normally sell for approximately $280,000.
Download or read book Infill Housing in Berkeley written by Gary Broad and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Infill Development Strategies written by Real Estate Research Corporation and published by Planners Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Affordable Single family Housing written by Welford Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines residential development standards in 13 communities in which 18 affordable housing development were recently built. The report, which focuses on single-family detached housing, compares old and revised standards. It also examines the application of these standard in the affordable project that were built.
Download or read book Missing Middle Housing written by Daniel G. Parolek and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Planning Small and Mid Sized Towns written by Avi Friedman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small and mid-sized suburban towns house two-thirds of the world’s population and current modes of planning for these municipalities are facing challenges of both philosophy and form. Common approaches that have prevailed in past decades no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. Rather than dismissing small and mid-sized towns as unattractive suburban sprawl, Planning Small and Mid-Sized Towns offers ideas and methods on how small isolated and edge towns can be designed and retooled into sustainable, affordable and adaptable communities. Coverage includes: the evolution of small towns mobility and connectivity neighborhood and sustainable dwelling design town centers and urban renewal economic sustainability and wealth generation, and more. With numerous case studies from North America and Europe and over 150 color photographs, maps, and illustrations, Planning Small and Mid-Sized Towns is a valuable, practical resource for professional planners and urban designers, as well as students in these disciplines.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Renewal in Small and Mid Sized Towns written by Avi Friedman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book introduces challenges affecting smaller urban communities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants and offers urban planning and building/architectural strategies to strengthen their city centers. It divides urban renewal of small towns into sub-components such as environmental challenges, demographic trends, economic changes and cultural aspects, and aging infrastructure. In each, context is established, and principles are outlined and illustrated. Topics include urban form, mobility and connectivity, infill neighborhoods design, wealth generation, and promotion of local culture and well‐being. Reinforced with detailed case studies, Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Renewal in Small and Mid‐Sized Towns is an ideal resource for municipal planners, architects, civil engineers, and policy makers.
Download or read book Density by Design written by James W. Wentling and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
