Multifamily Design Innovations: Thoughtful Design  

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Sweetwater Spectrum Model Home: In response to a growing need, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and a Bay Area nonprofit developed a residential community for adults with autism. Lamar Anderson http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7319-sweetwater-spectrum Torre Júlia Social Network: A trio of young architects enlivens a housing block for seniors by cleverly manipulating its facades and creating a series of community spaces. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7320-torre-j%C3%BAlia David Cohn Gethsemane Lutheran Church/Dekko Place Apartments Mission Statement: A Lutheran congregation in a rapidly developing part of the city revamps its campus to include affordable housing and an inviting corner chapel. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7318-gethsemane-lutheran-church47dekko-place-apartments Joann Gonchar, AIA Via Verde Affordable's New Look: With Via Verde'a mixed-use complex in a rapidly changing Bronx neighborhood'Dattner and Grimshaw reimagine city dwelling. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7238-via-verde Joann Gonchar, AIA Rosa Gardens Apartments Situated on a 4.5-acre plot, the 85,000-square-foot 57-unit affordable housing complex was commissioned by the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, a nonprofit, low-income housing developer in southern California. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7313-rosa-gardens-apartments The Hegeman A six-story, 78,000-square-foot affordable housing complex for low-income and formerly homeless residents in Brownsville, Brooklyn. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7314-the-hegeman The Modules Out of the Box: The Modules, a student housing development by Interface Studio Architects, flaunts its construction method as it makes a case for well-designed prefab. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7315-the-modules William Hanley The Q Housing Fit for 007: Architect-developer Jonathan Segal named his 29-unit apartment building 'The Q,' after James Bond's resident gadgeteer. The tricks used here, though, are subtler than a shoe dagger. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7316-the-q Sarah Amelar Fillmore Park Program: A 44,330-square-foot 32-unit townhouse and apartment complex in downtown San Francisco designed for middle-income and first-time homebuyers. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7312-fillmore-park
Sweetwater Spectrum Model Home: In response to a growing need, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and a Bay Area nonprofit developed a residential community for adults with autism. Lamar Anderson http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7319-sweetwater-spectrum Torre Júlia Social Network: A trio of young architects enlivens a housing block for seniors by cleverly manipulating its facades and creating a series of community spaces. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7320-torre-j%C3%BAlia David Cohn Gethsemane Lutheran Church/Dekko Place Apartments Mission Statement: A Lutheran congregation in a rapidly developing part of the city revamps its campus to include affordable housing and an inviting corner chapel. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7318-gethsemane-lutheran-church47dekko-place-apartments Joann Gonchar, AIA Via Verde Affordable's New Look: With Via Verde'a mixed-use complex in a rapidly changing Bronx neighborhood'Dattner and Grimshaw reimagine city dwelling. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7238-via-verde Joann Gonchar, AIA Rosa Gardens Apartments Situated on a 4.5-acre plot, the 85,000-square-foot 57-unit affordable housing complex was commissioned by the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, a nonprofit, low-income housing developer in southern California. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7313-rosa-gardens-apartments The Hegeman A six-story, 78,000-square-foot affordable housing complex for low-income and formerly homeless residents in Brownsville, Brooklyn. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7314-the-hegeman The Modules Out of the Box: The Modules, a student housing development by Interface Studio Architects, flaunts its construction method as it makes a case for well-designed prefab. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7315-the-modules William Hanley The Q Housing Fit for 007: Architect-developer Jonathan Segal named his 29-unit apartment building 'The Q,' after James Bond's resident gadgeteer. The tricks used here, though, are subtler than a shoe dagger. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7316-the-q Sarah Amelar Fillmore Park Program: A 44,330-square-foot 32-unit townhouse and apartment complex in downtown San Francisco designed for middle-income and first-time homebuyers. http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7312-fillmore-park

Originally published in Mission Critical

Originally published in March 2017

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Discuss strategies for enlivening the facades of buildings with relatively standard, boxlike footprints and massing.
  • Explain how environments for individuals with intellectual disabilities can be optimized through thoughtful design.
  • Describe a number of green strategies that have been cost-effectively utilized in multifamily housing projects.
  • Discuss how creative design can help mission-driven organizations take advantage of their real estate to better serve multiple constituents.