new development in seattle v. new development in stuttgart
spot the differences
spot the differences
seattle:
1. no sense of community
2. no private outdoor space not observable by neighbors
3. auto-oriented despite 1 block from decent transit
4. not accessible
5. not affordable
6. no diversity in unit size or type
7. poor design
8. setbacks and driveway make for sh*t urbanism
1. no sense of community
2. no private outdoor space not observable by neighbors
3. auto-oriented despite 1 block from decent transit
4. not accessible
5. not affordable
6. no diversity in unit size or type
7. poor design
8. setbacks and driveway make for sh*t urbanism
seattle (cont'd)
9. built to bare minimum
10. poor sound protection
11. few to no eyes on the street
12. no place for kids to play
13. little privacy
14. virtually no open space on site
9. built to bare minimum
10. poor sound protection
11. few to no eyes on the street
12. no place for kids to play
13. little privacy
14. virtually no open space on site
stuttgart:
1. baugruppe
2. elevator w/ dedicated barrier-free units
3. diversity in unit size/affordability
4. community room doubles as guest suite
5. private outdoor space not looking at adj.
6. mass timber - better sound protection
7. almost passivhaus
8. not auto-centric
1. baugruppe
2. elevator w/ dedicated barrier-free units
3. diversity in unit size/affordability
4. community room doubles as guest suite
5. private outdoor space not looking at adj.
6. mass timber - better sound protection
7. almost passivhaus
8. not auto-centric
STR (cont'd)
9. no GD setbacks
10. decent design
11. better space utilization (1 stair v. 1/unit)
12. larger, cohesive planned development
13. playground in development, car-free streets for kiddos/lounging
14. sun protection!
15. 3-pane windows
16. did i mention a baugruppe?
9. no GD setbacks
10. decent design
11. better space utilization (1 stair v. 1/unit)
12. larger, cohesive planned development
13. playground in development, car-free streets for kiddos/lounging
14. sun protection!
15. 3-pane windows
16. did i mention a baugruppe?
these were built at the exact same time.
the level of technology, resiliency and durability in the stuttgart development, far exceeds that of seattle's.
the level of technology, resiliency and durability in the stuttgart development, far exceeds that of seattle's.
the 11-unit maxacht baugruppe is designed by architekturagentur. not a lot of common space for a baugruppe but it is pretty stunning and a personal fave
architekturagentur.de/geplant-gebaut…
architekturagentur.de/geplant-gebaut…
if you want to know more about baugruppen - collectively developed urban housing - i gave a talk at @ignitesea 4 years ago that summarizes it...
and wrote a series on baugruppen for @UrbanistOrg a few years earlier...
theurbanist.org/category/baugr…
theurbanist.org/category/baugr…
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