Notice: Constant WP_MEMORY_LIMIT already defined in /var/www/awards.azuremagazine.com/wp-config.php on line 108 AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward - AZ Awards | AZ Awards
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
This ambitious, holistic and replicable vision seeks to provide an affordable, socially cohesive and climate change–resilient housing option for one of Houston’s most vulnerable communities.
Year
2021
Location
Houston, U.S.
Team
Sebastián López Cardozo and Lene-Mari Sollie
School
Rice University, U.S. (Instructor: Jesús Vassallo)
Category
A+ Award for Student Work
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
1/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
2/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
3/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
4/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
5/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
6/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
7/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
8/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
9/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
10/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
11/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
12/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
13/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
14/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
15/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
16/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
17/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
18/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
19/20
Images From:
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
20/20
⇠
⇢
This ambitious, holistic and replicable vision seeks to provide an affordable, socially cohesive and climate change–resilient housing option for one of Houston’s most vulnerable communities.
It proposes that any new residential development in the Texan city’s Third Ward, a predominantly Black neighbourhood, must increase density to bring down the cost for developers and buyers and satisfy demands for affordable habitation away from the flood-plain; maintain the essential spatial and social qualities to which Houstonians are accustomed; and protect residents from flooding while reintroducing porous surfaces to the urban landscape to mitigate runoff.
“Elegant solution, well-detailed building, great research. Hard to believe this is student work!”
Susannah Drake, AZ Awards 2021 Juror
It’s a tall order. And it’s encompassed by a novel, hyper-densified take on the shotgun house model typical of the area, where the porch has long been a place for gathering. Within a permeable envelope featuring generous operable windows, this new iteration flips the porches from the short end to the long side in order to organize units in a linear formation while maximizing opportunities for natural light and cross-ventilation.
All the units are situated on upper levels, opening up the ground plane for green areas, parking and shared amenities while providing residents with protection from flooding. The prefab kit of parts also includes “chunky” interior walls that incorporate basic appliances and storage. It’s an all-in-one, A-to-Z, tailor-made response to the city’s housing problem.
Winner: A+ Award for Student Work
AZ Awards 2021 Winner: A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
This ambitious, holistic and replicable vision seeks to provide an affordable, socially cohesive and climate change–resilient housing option for one of Houston’s most vulnerable communities.
Year
2021
Location
Houston, U.S.
Team
Sebastián López Cardozo and Lene-Mari Sollie
School
Rice University, U.S. (Instructor: Jesús Vassallo)