Dameron Street Affordable Housing

A developer interested in providing affordable housing in the Prescott area asked our students to design for a site in an old mixed neighborhood.  Students were required to recommend the unit mix and were asked to provide the maximum site area for food production. It was a challenging project because of the onerous City of Prescott planning requirements for both parking, density and road access. It was a great project in terms of developing an understanding of the effect regulation has on the provision of affordable housing despite City Council statements to the contrary.

A site assessment of the site was prepared prior to presenting alternative plans. This is one of the presentation boards and plans developed by teams of students.

This CAD drawing illustrates another design concept for an affordable housing project in Prescott. The building besides providing housing has an agricultural component that includes permaculture site design and a continuous greenhouse/access way to each unit.

A model of the concept selected by the client for the site. Eight studio apartments were selected as the best mix between parking, open space and apartment count. The unit plans were kept as simple as possible but included large roll-up doors to connect inside and the common center garden.