Affordable Single Family Housing: A Houston Case Study Mark D. Smith, AIA, LEED AP changeplanet@gmail.com www.CleverBuild.us www.TrulyHome.org
AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
Houston’s Affordable Housing Challenge
Houston’s Affordable Housing Challenge Housing Authority Roughly 43,000 families on waiting list for subsidized housing Of the 2,000 affordable homes built in the past decade, fewer than a quarter remain affordable for low-income families. US News and World Report, May 15, 2007 Private Developers, Owners 36% apartment rent increases since 2011 Over 25% of renters spend more than 50% of their income on housing Affordable new construction is many miles from employment centers and transit New Hope Housing, June 2017
Case Study Project Location: Fifth Ward- 3105 Lelia St Case Study Site
Typical Major Entry Point in Fifth Ward
Median Fifth Ward House
Vacant Lot Trash
Median Food Store
City Park Nearby Case Study Site
Renovated De Luxe Theater
The case study, a 765 SF home in Houston’s Fifth Ward, is used as a basis for discussion of health, safety, and welfare issues. Some HSW issues for discussion today include: Siting / Transportation Security Flooding Rent & utility costs Resiliency Indoor air quality Walkability & Interaction
Stand and Stretch
a. Siting / Public Transportation AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
a. Siting
a. Public Transportation
b. Security, Flooding AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
b. Security
b & c. Security and Flooding
b & c. Security and Flooding
c. Flooding
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d. Rent/Mortgage and Utility Costs AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
d. Rent/Mortgage- driven by construction cost
Typical neighborhood rents are xx Utilities can be very high d. Utility Costs Typical neighborhood rents are xx Utilities can be very high
e. Resiliency AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
e. Resiliency
e. Resiliency
e. Resiliency
Stand and Stretch
f. Indoor air quality AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
f. Indoor air quality
f. Indoor air quality Energy Recovery Ventilator
f. Indoor air quality
g. Walkability & Interaction AIA Learning Objectives Articulate the health, safety, and welfare challenges in affordable housing neighborhoods Describe how architects can apply their expertise in solving these challenges Explain how contextual design can improve the health, safety, and welfare of individuals List ways that hands-on construction experience improves HSW and architectural design skills
g. Walkability & Interaction
g. Walkability & Interaction
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