Adaptive Low-Income Housing: transformation of slum to adaptable housing

Adaptive Low-Income Housing: transformation of slum to adaptable housing

Means, Tori

Green design

Sustainable architecture

Low income housing

Organic architecture

Slum clearance

School of Architecture 5th year final project publication

The focus of this thesis will be through observation of an uncontrolled organic logic of form, formation and organization; apply an architectural system of structure and zoning to an already existing habitable surface, and to create a controlled adaptable community. The goal is to create a low-income, green housing community that is structured on the language of adaptable space and show how/why habitants adhere, expand and contract their dwellings. The techniques and artistic qualities of this action will then be translated into architectural language, thus creating a larger communal system of intertwined sub-communities. The aim is to incorporate training of building sciences through this community, which will allow the design to spread and sustain itself as if it were organic.

School of Architecture. (Troy NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008)

Bell, Davis. Faculty advisor.

Riebe, David. Faculty advisor.

Krueger, Ted. Faculty advisor.

2008-05

Electronic thesis: Bachelor of Architecture 5th year final project

Digital

Pdf, Acrobat 8

English

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