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44 Inspirational Projects, Products, and Programs
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In this set: • 44 Inspirational Projects Products and Programs
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At a glance 44 Case Studies / 4 Categories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
Phoenix Commons, Zimmerman + Associates ORI, MIT Media Lab Carmel Place, nArchitects Williams Terrace, David Baker Architects Blackbirds, Bestor Architecture Westgate 1515, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) Independence Library and Apartments, John Ronan Architects Cloverdale 749, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) ReGen Village, Effekt Richardson Apartments, David Baker Architects 8 House, Bjarke Ingles Group Vertical Forest, Stefano Boeri Mountain Dwellings, JDS Architects & Bjarke Ingles Group Carbon 12, Kaiser Group and Path Architecture Wood Housing Seestadt Aspern, Berger+Parkkinen + Querkraft Tahanan Supportive Center, David Baker Architects Rosalind Franklin Residence, Bruther and Baukunst Ola Ka ‘Ilima Artspace Lofts, Urban Works MLK 1101 Supportive Housing, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) 11 NOHO, Brooks + Scarpa Kampung Admiralty, WOHA Sweetwater Spectrum Center, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects Parking House, Jaja Architects ACUs, Accessory Commercial Units Park n’ Play, Jaja Architects The 606, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates & Ross Barney Architects Places for People, Gehl 16th Street Mall, Gehl 15 Minute City, Mayor Anne Hidalgo & Carlos Moreno NYCHA Red Hook Houses, KPF, OLIN, Arup, et all Borigo, Wicomico ApS, Mads Dreisig-Johansen + Asger Norskov Bak The Evaluation Rose, Gehl Solarville, Space10 + SANO A No-Cost Rooftop Solar Stimulus, SPUR Zero Waste Design Guidelines, Kiss + Cathcart Architects, et all Modular Prefab, Factory_OS Kapolei Ho’olimalima, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands AirBnB Open Homes, AirBnB Find HCV Housing, Chicago Housing Authority My NYC Developments, NYC Housing Authority Homebuying Navigator for Essential Professionals, LANDED Digs, Ojo Multilingual Signage, Dotdash NORCs, Naturally occurring retirement communities
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1.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Plan for Change Enable co- and multigenerational living
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Oakland, CA 2016 ~68 ~26,300 sf / 0.60 acres 41 1bdr, 1bdr+den, 2bdr Yes No
1.1, 2.1, 5.2, 7.2, 7.3, 12.2, 12.3
CASE STUDY 01: Phoenix Commons is a 55+ co-housing community, designed by Zimmerman and Associates, on the Oakland, California waterfront.
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1.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential - Unit
Plan for Change Propose adaptable spaces
Location: Year:
Various 2015
1.2, 1.3, 12.3
CASE STUDY 02: ORI, a collection of products designed to optimize small living spaces developed by the MIT Media Lab, makes it easy for a bedroom to transform into a working area or an exercise space.
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1.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Plan for Change Offer smart storage
Location: New York, NY Year: 2016 DU/Acre: ~344 Lot Area: ~6,860 sf / 0.16 acres Units: 55 Unit Types: Micro-units Amenities: Yes Mixed Use: Yes (retail)
1.3, 2.1, 8.2, 11.1
Multi-Family Residential
CASE STUDY 03: Carmel Place, a prototypical micro-unit project for small households in New York City designed by nArchitects combines shared amenities, movable furniture, and compact living.
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2.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Connect Neighbors Facilitate friendly interactions
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Charleston, SC 2017 ~98 18,274 sf / 1.09 acres 41 1-bdr Yes No
2.1, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 11.1
CASE STUDY 04: Williams Terrace Senior Housing, an affordable housing project in Charleston, South Carolina designed by David Baker Architects, introduces deep porches with outdoor seating and a rooftop community room to encourage interaction among residents.
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2.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Connect Neighbors Open sight lines
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Los Angeles, CA 2015 ~23 34,560 sf / 0.79 acres 18 2-bdr, 3-bdr Yes No
2.1, 2.3, 5.2, 7.3, 11.1
CASE STUDY 05: Blackbirds is a cluster of 18 residences built around a living street designed by Bestor Architecture in Los Angeles, California. These buildings surround a blend of private, semi-private and public space that serves community functions and play.
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3.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Mix Uses Promote hybrid neighborhoods
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Los Angeles, California 2019 ~113.1 ~56,700 sf / 1.3 acres 147 Studios, 1-bdr, 2-bdr Yes Yes (retail)
2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 11.1, 11.2
CASE STUDY 06: Westgate 1515, by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architect, is a student housing project with communal courtyards and patios connecting across multiple levels. A Target store on the ground level serves as a neighborhood amenity, contributing to a more walkable community.
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3.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Mix Uses Blend civic spaces into daily life
Location: Chicago, IL Year: 2019 DU/Acre: ~85 Lot Area: ~ 20,535 sf / 0.47 acres Units: 40 Unit Types: 1-bdr, 2-bdr Amenities: Yes Mixed Use: Yes (library)
3.1, 3.3, 11.1, 12.2, 12.3
Multi-Family Residential
CASE STUDY 07: Independence Library and Apartments, is a mixeduse project in Chicago by John Ronan Architects that combines the civic program of a public library with affordable housing along a busy urban corridor.
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5.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Work with Nature Leverage cross-breezes
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Los Angeles, CA 2015 ~43 ~6,000 sf / 0.14 acres 6 2-bdr No No
5.2, 5.3, 7.2, 7.3
CASE STUDY 08: Cloverdale 749, a 6-unit housing complex designed by Lorcan O’Herlihy in Los Angeles, California, celebrates indoor-outdoor thresholds through permeable layers.
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6.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
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Multi-Family Residential
Think Long Term Multiply productive lands
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Almere, Netherlands Concept 2016, Unbuilt ~6.5 ~ 166,840 sf / 3.83 acres 25 8 different typologies Yes Yes (urban farming)
2.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 11.2
CASE STUDY 09: Regen Village, a design proposal for off-the-grid communities designed by Effekt, combines a variety of innovative techniques such as high-yield organic food production, vertical farming, aquaponics/aeroponics, water management, and waste water-to-resource systems. Holistic Housing Lab's Holistic Housing Design Toolkit
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6.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
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Multi-Family Residential
Think Long Term Spark skill-sharing
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
San Francisco, CA 2011 ~279 ~18,906 sf / 0.43 acres 120 Studio Yes Yes (retail w/work-training)
2.1, 3.1, 5.3, 6.3, 11.1, 12.2, 12.3
CASE STUDY 10: Richardson Apartments by David Baker Architects in San Francisco, California, provide permanent supportive housing for low-income, formerly homeless people. It includes a resident lounge, a flexible community space and comprehensive social services.
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7.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Nurture Healthy Citizens Power active lifestyles
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Copenhagen, Denmark 2010 ~75 ~277,230 sf / 6,36 acres 475 Various Yes Yes (retail)
2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1
CASE STUDY 11: 8 House, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, is a housing complex in Copenhagen that includes a promenade and cycle track.
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7.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Nurture Healthy Citizens Provide lānais for all
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Milan, Italy 2014 ~235 ~74,200 sf / 1.70 acres 400 (two towers) 1-bdr, 2bdr, 3bdr Yes Yes (office building)
3.1, 5.1, 7.2, 7.3
CASE STUDY 12: Vertical Forest, by Stefano Boeri, is a prototypical building in Milan that houses the equivalent of 30,000 square meters of woodland and 50,000 square meters of single-family houses in just 3000 square meters of urban fabric. Terraces and other outdoor spaces are provided for its residents.
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7.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
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Multi-Family Residential
Nurture Healthy Citizens Protect views and privacy
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Copenhagen, Denmark 2008 ~38 ~90,000 sf / 2.1 acres 80 1-bdr, 2-bdr No Yes (public parking)
3.1, 5.1, 5.3, 7.2, 7.3
CASE STUDY 13: Mountain Dwellings, by JDS Architects + Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) in Copenhagen is a mid-rise, 80-unit housing and parking development using architectural form to provide ground and sky access for all units while being mindful of privacy.
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8.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Build Responsibly Source regional materials
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Portland, OR 2018 ~61 ~9,900 sf / 0.23 acres 14 1-bdr, 2-bdr, 3-bdr No Yes (retail)
1.2, 3.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1
CASE STUDY 14: Carbon 12, an 8-story residential project with a hybrid steel and cross-laminated timber structure designed by Kaiser Group and Path Architecture for Portland, OR, is equipped to handle earthquakes and other natural disasters and was built using responsibly harvested regional timber.
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8.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Build Responsibly Source regional materials
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Vienna, Austria 2015 ~109 ~85,130 sf / 1.95 acres 213 Studio, live/work Yes Yes (retail)
2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 4.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 9.3, 11.2, 12.2
CASE STUDY 15: Wood Housing Seestadt Aspern, by Berger + Parkkinen + Querkraft, is a 213 unit residential development in Vienna, Austria that celebrates natural and local materials in its prefabricated construction elements.
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8.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Build Responsibly Aim for efficiency
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
San Francisco, CA 2020 ~405 15,537 sf / 0.36 acres 146 Studio Yes No
8.2, 11.1, 12.2, 12.3
CASE STUDY 16: The Tahanan Supportive Housing project by David Baker Architects are modular apartments for the formerly homeless built by Factory OS in San Francisco.
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8.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Build Responsibly Anticipate future change
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Saclay, France 2020 ~159 ~50,590 sf / 1.16 acres 192 Dorm-rooms and shared flats Yes Yes (retail)
1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 8.3
CASE STUDY 17: The Rosalind Franklin Residence, by Bruther and Baukunst, on the EPA Paris-Saclay campus was built with 192 dorms and two levels of parking that hold 425 spaces that can be converted into more housing or into office space depending on the future needs of the university.
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9.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Expand Economic Opportunities Activate micro-businesses
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Kaka’ako, Honolulu, HI 2019 ~122 ~30,000 sf / 0.68 acres 84 1-bdr, 2-bdr, 3-bdr Yes Yes (retail and non-profit)
3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.3, 9.3, 11.1
CASE STUDY 18: Ola Ka‘Ilima Artspace Lofts, designed by Urban Works, is Hawaii’s first affordable live/work housing for low-income artists and their families.
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11.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Develop Diversity Set Aside Flex Space
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Los Angeles, CA 2019 ~77 ~15,000 sf / 0.34 acres 26 Studio, 1-bdr, 2-bdr, 3-bdr Yes Yes (retail)
2.1, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.3, 11.1, 12.2, 12.3
CASE STUDY 19: MLK 1101 Supportive Housing, by LOHA Architects, provides gathering spaces and a community room for residents to socialize.
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11.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Develop Diversity Prioritize flexibility & variety
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
North Hollywood, CA 2019 ~90 ~29,000 sf / .66 acres 60 Studios, 1-bdr, 2-bdr Yes Yes (retail)
2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.2, 7.2, 7.3, 11.1, 11.2
CASE STUDY 20: 11 NOHO, designed by Brooks + Scarpa, is organized around an expansive central courtyard. The five story structure holds 60 rental apartments with a great variety of floor plan sizes and layouts, all of which have private outdoor spaces and are passively cooled via cross ventilation. Holistic Housing Lab's Holistic Housing Design Toolkit
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12.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Design for All Support aging in place
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Singapore 2018 ~46 ~97,530 sf / 2.24 acres 104 1-bdr Yes Yes (pubic facilities, plaza)
3.1, 3.2, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2
CASE STUDY 21: Kampung Admiralty, designed by WOHA, is a one-stop integrated complex for meeting the needs of Singapore’s aging population.
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12.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Multi-Family Residential
Design for All Welcome people of all abilities
Location: Year: DU/Acre: Lot Area: Units: Unit Types: Amenities: Mixed Use:
Sonoma, CA 2013 ~6 ~121,400 sf / 2.79 acres 16 bedrooms - 4 homes 4-bdr homes Yes No
1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.3, 7.2, 11.1, 12.2, 12.3
CASE STUDY 22: Sweetwater Spectrum Center, designed by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, is a project that addresses the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders, maximizing residents’ development and independence.
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4.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Other Buildings
Put People First Respect human scale
Location: Year:
Copenhagen, Denmark 2018
CASE STUDY 23: Parking House, a parking structure in Copenhagen re-imagined by Jaja Architects, uses a gradient facade to reflect the scale of adjacent buildings and offers spaces for seating, responding to the human scale.
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9.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Other Buildings
Expand Economic Opportunities Activate micro-businesses
Location: Year:
Various Various
3.1, 4.1, 9.3
CASE STUDY 24: Accessory Commercial Units (ACUs) similar to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are small commercial spaces on residential blocks. Legalizing these small structures would require changes to most local zoning codes.
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12.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Other Buildings
Design for All Take play seriously
Location: Year:
Copenhagen, Denmark 2016
3.2, 7.1,12.1
CASE STUDY 25: Park n’ Play, is a parking structure and playground, innovative infrastructure, and public amenity hybrid typology for Copenhagen by Jaja Architects.
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3.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Mix Uses Weave in parks and plazas
Community/Neighborhood Infrastructures
Location: Year:
Chicago, IL 2015
3.2, 4.3, 7.1
CASE STUDY 26: The 606, designed and planned by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Ross Barney Architects, is a linear park and bike path built upon an extant train line in Chicago, Illinois that connects multiple neighborhoods.
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4.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Put People First Respect human scale
Community/Neighborhood Infrastructures
Location: Year:
Vancouver, Canada 2017-2019
4.1, 4.2, 4.3
CASE STUDY 27: Places for People, is a city program for Downtown Vancouver created by Gehl to improve public life based on how people use and feel about public spaces.
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4.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Put People First Democratize the street
Community/Neighborhood Infrastructures
Location: Year:
Denver, CO 2014-2016
4.1, 4.2, 4.3
CASE STUDY 28: Gehl has been working for the City and County of Denver and the Downtown Denver Partnership to create an actionable solution for the 16th Street Mall pedestrian promenade through prototyping festivals and measuring the impacts on both the Mall as well as the activated cross streets. Holistic Housing Lab's Holistic Housing Design Toolkit
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4.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Put People First Democratize the street
Community/Neighborhood Infrastructures
Location: Year:
Paris, France 2016
3.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
CASE STUDY 29: The 15-Minute City is a vision for Paris, where everything essential to residents is accessible within 15 minutes.
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5.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Work with Nature Foster water consciousness
Community/Neighborhood Infrastructures
Location: Year:
New York, NY 2016
5.1
CASE STUDY 30: NYCHA Red Hook Houses, a community affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York, was redesigned for resilience to future natural disasters, improved livability, and sustainability, by a team including KPF, OLIN, Arup, and others.
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2.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Connect Neighbors Sync-up the community
Location: Year:
Denmark 2010
CASE STUDY 31: Borigo is a neighborhood app for cities in Denmark that allows communication, access to shared facilities, reservations, and neighborhood announcements.
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4.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Put People First Amplify community mobility
Location: Year:
Region Skåne, Sweden 2011
CASE STUDY 32: The Evaluation Rose, a planning tool for designing transportation hubs as meeting places designed by Gehl for the Region Skane in Sweden.
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5.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Work with Nature Mind the sun
Location: Year:
Copenhagen, Denmark 2019
CASE STUDY 33: SolarVille by Space10 and SANO in Copenhagen, is a working prototype of a self-sufficient, community driven, micro-grid that utilizes block-chain technology to power neighborhoods with solar energy.
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5.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Work with Nature Mind the sun
Location: Year:
California 2021
POLICY BRIEF MAY 2021 UPDATE
A No-Cost Rooftop Solar Stimulus How streamlining residential solar installations can jumpstart a green economic recovery
CASE STUDY 34: SPUR, the urban planning think tank, recently proposed a plan to jumpstart a green economic recovery while bringing solar installations to residences.
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6.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Think Long Term Redefine waste
Location: Year:
California 2021
CASE STUDY 35: Zero Waste Design Guidelines for the city of New York developed by a coalition of design organizations, including Kiss + Cathcart Architects, propose waste as a resource rather than trash and encourage circular material flows.
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8.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Build Responsibly Aim for efficiency
Location: Year:
California 2017
CASE STUDY 36: Modular housing manufacturer Factory OS in California is working to reinvigorate factory-made housing as a solution to the state’s housing affordability woes.
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9.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Expand Economic Opportunities Ensure accessible equity
Location: Year:
Kapolei, HI 2017
CASE STUDY 37: Kapolei Ho’olimalima, is a Rent-With-Option-ToPurchase pilot program that provides tenants an option to purchase the house after 15 years, developed for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
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9.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Expand Economic Opportunities Bridge the Gap
Location: Year:
Various 2012
CASE STUDY 38: AirBnB Open Homes, is a program that allows hosts to offer their space for free to others going during difficult times, such as medical stays, housing refugees and disaster relief.
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10.1
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Make Data Accessible Track housing availability
Location: Year:
Chicago, IL -
CASE STUDY 39: Find HCV Housing, a program by the Chicago Housing Authority, is a platform for finding affordable rentals including Section 8 vouchers and affordable market rate housing.
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10.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Make Data Accessible Streamline Household management
Location: Year:
New York City, NY -
CASE STUDY 40: My NYCHA Developments, a portal from the NYC Housing Authority website, facilitates access to work orders and outages per property.
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10.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Make Data Accessible Map alternative paths to long term housing
Location: Year:
Various US states Founded in 2015
CASE STUDY 40: Landed is a program that helps essential professionals buy homes and build financial security by providing down payment assistance, a partner agent, and educational resources.
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10.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Make Data Accessible Map alternative paths to long term housing
Location: Year:
New York City, NY -
CASE STUDY 42: Digs is an app that helps people plan financial decisions around housing.
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11.3
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Develop Diversity Communicate in multiple languages
Location: Year:
Brisbane, Australia 2013
CASE STUDY 43: Multilingual Signage, designed by Dotdash, is aimed at the Brisbane, Australia’s growing Asian population.
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12.2
DESIGN STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
Category:
Digital, Programs, Others
Design for All Support aging in place
Location: Year:
Various (such as New York) Phrase coined in 1984
12.2, 12.3
CASE STUDY 44: NORCs (Naturally occurring retirement communities), occur naturally, typically in denser, amenity-filled neighborhoods that allow seniors to access retail, services and importantly, people, easily.
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