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Design impacts emotions, emotion impacts actions, action impacts outcomes. When it comes to housing design, the unique and small details can mean the difference between a place to live and place to thrive. Efficiency is typically king when it comes to affordable housing. At The Gateway Collective, a first priority is socially connectedness. Design focused on fostering a sense of community What are we looking at in this picture? - 16 foot wide corridors - 18 foot tall ceilings - 6 foot tall double windows in each unit - skylights being installed next week throught the corridors and units Instead of a hallway, it becomes a neighborhood. Learn more about our Socially Inclusive Housing project coming this summer to support hard working and cost burdened households in Green Bay - https://lnkd.in/gTkFgCWV #affordablehousing #greenbay

The Branches (Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter Ltd) ‘Stepping Stones’ house will help people rebuild their lives after experiencing homelessness. Designed for occupants transitioning from hostel accommodation to fully independent living, the house needs to be affordable, safe, and to foster in its residents a sense of pride and confidence. That means very particular needs in terms of security, layout, and facilities. But most challenging from a technical point of view for the renovation of this large Victorian house of multiple occupancy (HMO), is the need for low energy consumption to keep the residents’ bills to a minimum. In the course of identifying and addressing those needs, we discovered new and groundbreaking applications for Passivhaus design principles, which we believe can inspire and inform not only similar HMO projects, but also low energy retrofits of period properties of any kind. In this article, we look at the challenges we faced with project, and three key elements that helped us to overcome them: https://lnkd.in/ezYreYih #homelessness #supportservices #mentalhealth #moveonproperty #providingshelter #providingindependence #lowenergyrefrofit #renovation #refurbishment #Walthamstow #WalthamForest #E17 #passivhaus #passivehouse #passivedesign #HMO #collaboration

"Some 55% of Utah's municipal officials say they see community opposition as one of the top obstacles to increasing the amount of affordable housing in their area." The BIG reason for that is because we have a HUGE need to REDEFINE what affordable housing looks like! Building "chicken coops" for people is NOT the solution to the housing crisis -- it's a sure way to create more NIMBY's though. #design #redefinewhatisaffordable #affordablehousing #housing #housingcrisis #housingforall https://lnkd.in/gTkV3969

Excellent example of what housing should look like. It’s important to put occupant health and wellbeing and comfort along side sustainability and energy efficiency.

“Burnaby is taking a very broad, flexible approach to allow many different configurations. For example, where 6 dwelling units are permitted, one could build these units within any combination from one to six separate buildings on a lot, given setbacks, height, lot coverage and minimum building separations can be met (e.g. one 6-unit multiplex, three sets of duplexes, six detached dwellings in a cottage court/cluster configuration). We've also introduced fee simple rowhousing under a new subdivision framework as an option for all existing lots in our new SSMUH zone.” - Feedback from our recent Small Housing survey. 🏡 Why It Matters: City of Burnaby's approach to design flexibility is crucial for the financial viability of gentle density housing projects. It also ensures a variety of housing forms to better meet the diverse needs of our communities. 🌍 Impact on BC: Gentle Density will be key to delivering more attainable housing across BC. It's fantastic to see Burnaby and other communities taking the first steps towards this goal! 📢 Call to Action: If you’re a Gentle Density Network (GDN) member and haven’t filled out our survey yet, please share your insights! 🔜 Stay Tuned: Next week, we’ll dive into how communities are approaching parking requirements for Bill 44. Don’t miss it! #SSMUHCountdown #HousingFlexibility #GentleDensity Aina Adashynski Vienna Braux David Sisk Jeff Waters, P.Eng. Akua Schatz

Loved playing a small part in this preservation and conversion of this beautiful building to residential! As we work to address the housing crisis, we I beleive that we need to see more examples like this. Transitioning unused buildings/spaces into much needed housing is key to increasing supply and revitalizing neighborhoods! #redevelopment #conversion #housing #housingcrisis #housingforall https://lnkd.in/grzxfJBa

LOVE this principles and best practices outlined here! Transforming the suburban mindset is absolutely needed as we look to build more healthy communities and address the housing crisis. #housing #housingcrisis #design #development #attainablehousing #housingforall https://lnkd.in/gqR56-Y8

Remove the benches. They’re causing problems and we don’t want to have to maintain them. Hmmmm 🤔 This is what I often hear when discussing ways to improve our public places. This week I read the article below which talks of ‘hostile architecture’ where design can be intended to deter some of those very vulnerable members of our community, the homeless. This made me think about this alittle more. It feels difficult. We should be creating welcoming places for people to hang out and to rest. Places which foster social interaction of a positive kind. Designing welcoming public places is a big responsibility for local authorities, they can impact everyone in our community for better or worse. Do you have thoughts on how to respond to the ‘nuisance’ and ‘maintenance’ cries about seating in our public places? Perhaps some ideas on good design principles to help us do the best job possible? #placeshaping #design #No4thFloor

As we work to address the housing crisis , EVERY city along the Wasatch Front should do this! Pre-approving critical missing middle housing plans that can be built across various zoning types and land uses... #zoning #missingmiddle #development #design #housing #housingcrisis #housingforall https://lnkd.in/gVh4W9fc

Well said. The missing middle has been talked about for a long time, but why has there not been a rush for this kind of development? “I believe zoning reform needs to include allowing more housing in existing single-family neighborhoods. However, reforms that only change the number of units allowed on existing lots — rather than employing additional changes like reducing minimum lot size requirements, reducing setback requirements and increasing allowable height — are drawing backlash from residents without proportionate improvements to housing supply and affordability. Instead, policymakers should legalize types of housing that get built in large numbers — such as small-lot single-family houses and large apartment buildings — even if this violates the sensibilities of what I call the “compatibility movement”: A school of architects and urban planners who support allowing new housing in existing neighborhoods, as long as the new construction isn’t in significantly larger buildings. They often support form-based codes that allow for more than one unit of housing in a structure, while still mandating that new construction is of a similar size and appearance to surrounding buildings. Daniel Parolek has been one of the most influential voices of this movement, outlining the approach in his book Missing Middle Housing. He coined the now-common term “missing middle” to refer to a category of housing falling between apartments and single-family houses that’s especially lacking in new construction in the U.S. Examples of missing middle can be found in old neighborhoods that include duplexes and fourplexes mixed in with single-family houses. Missing middle housing can offer construction costs that are lower on a per-square-foot basis than high rises while also providing a less expensive option than lots of the same size with single units.”