#housingaffordability
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Project • By Project Terra • Private Houses
House of Nostalgia
In the quiet village of Khandiya in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district, a new house has been built to belong — to the land, its memory, and changing future. At first glance, it seems unassumable : sloped tiled roofs, thick lime-plastered walls, earthen floors, and shaded plinths. But this home is more than a rural dwelling—it’s a critical architectural proposition. One that challenges the dominant binary of tradition versus progress and instead asks: Might we design in ways that evolves rural architectural logic, rather than abandon it in the name of progress? And what if modular design holds the key to evolving rural housing without severing it from its roots? This home, designed for a private client, serves as a working... More
Project • By allied8 • Private Houses
Corvidae Co-op
Corvidae Co-op is an award-winning demonstration project in the heart of the Rainier Valley that can offer homeownership to populations who see no feasible way to purchase a home in their community. This project serves homeowners from Rainier Valley and the South end through the city’s Community Preferences Policy.
Rafael Soldi
Rafael Soldi
Rafael Soldi
Displaced households in Seattle have been systematically denied opportunities to accumulate wealth for generations. These disparities are in part a result of inequitable access to home ownership due to redlining, housing and employment discrimination and predatory practices in real estate and banking. The consequences of those disparities can be seen across the lives an... More