The Alley Flat Initiative: Consultations

Friday, April 9, 2010

Consultations

Last week was a busy week preparing for our first review with our community partners. Various studio visitors met with us as our consultants regarding HVAC, accessibility and other issues. Dason, another UT professor, met with teams on Friday to discuss energy modeling in ecotect and solar strategies.

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What are we doing this semester?

Our efforts as a studio will focus on two site: one in the Guadalupe neighborhood and one in the Clarksville neighborhood. We seek to combine leading-edge design tools, with on-the-ground community-based research. We will develop our skill set to include BIM and thermal modeling software to supplement the other tools that contribute to an informed and accessible dialogue. As we begin the design process we will address each neighborhood as a whole, and work to make proposals for one site in each place. The goals of design innovation, affordability, sustainability, and context will be addressed throughout the semester.

What are Alley Flats?

“Alley Flats" are small, detached, secondary residential units, accessed from Austin's extensive network of alleys, which can be built at the rear of underutilized lots. The Alley Flat Initiative proposes a new sustainable, affordable housing alternative for Austin. The short-term goal is to design and build prototypes. The long‐term objective is to create a “delivery system” for sustainable and affordable housing in Austin. Our work is to create efficient housing designs incorporating sustainable technologies, but also to link these designs innovative methods of financing and home ownership that benefit all neighborhoods in Austin.

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Consultations

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