bungalow courts were common until the 1930s - because cities either had no zoning, or very liberal zoning (compared to today, at least), at that time.
land costs were v, low. little to no parking req'd. incredibly inexpensive, low-slung building forms.
cnu.org/publicsquare/2…
land costs were v, low. little to no parking req'd. incredibly inexpensive, low-slung building forms.
cnu.org/publicsquare/2…
we even have some in seattle. this one (10) 1-BR/1 Bath, 450-560 sf condos on what are 2 parcels. built in 1917, this project predates 1923 zoning ordinance. recent units sold for $450k. whole dev is ~$4.5M today
you'll be shocked to find these were downzoned to single family.
you'll be shocked to find these were downzoned to single family.
it was *exactly* these types of projects that zoning was introduced to stop the spread of.
here's a pro-zoning poster from seattle from 1922- - when the zoning ordinance was being written/edited by apartment-hating, car loving, exclusionary zoning devotee harland bartholomew
here's a pro-zoning poster from seattle from 1922- - when the zoning ordinance was being written/edited by apartment-hating, car loving, exclusionary zoning devotee harland bartholomew
it's literally impossible to get them to pencil in today's cities with severe housing crises.
the land costs are absurdly high. construction costs are high. they are not an effective way to produce affordable housing. in fact, most missing middle projects don't pencil here.
the land costs are absurdly high. construction costs are high. they are not an effective way to produce affordable housing. in fact, most missing middle projects don't pencil here.
which is why we should start talking about a better typology - the semi-permeable perimeter block.
it's a similar typology, but scaled up to meet the housing crisis, the climate crisis, and prevent sprawl. it's also a typology on a lot of the urban planning comps i tweet about
it's a similar typology, but scaled up to meet the housing crisis, the climate crisis, and prevent sprawl. it's also a typology on a lot of the urban planning comps i tweet about
it's less formal than the perimeter block. more diffuse. can still be split up into smaller buildings. still has courtyards. can be scaled up and down to meet the density requirements... can be low rise to mid-rise
like so:
studio-wessendorf.de/wessendorf/Man…
like so:
studio-wessendorf.de/wessendorf/Man…
or even accommodate high rise projects, like in BURA's really stunning merwede
mix of uses... ample open space. incredible diversity of unit type, forms of tenure...
bura.city/merwede
mix of uses... ample open space. incredible diversity of unit type, forms of tenure...
bura.city/merwede
but mostly we have to get out of this paradigm of thinking low rise solutions that may have penciled a century ago will have any effect whatsoever in mitigating the *massive* housing crises we have in cities, the dearth of car-light development and lack of low-energy districts
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