they've created an investment, not a social expense.busy alejandro.... this is an ingenious project.
q: what happens when you only have the capital to build half a house?
a: provide the half that is the hardest, or impossible, for an individual to do themselves.
in this case, the architect provided the structural framework [ which in residential housing accounts for 80% of the project budget ] and allowed the families to infill as they accumulated the means to expand.
according to ELEMENTAL there were essentially five design parameters:
i. location
ii. urban layout
iii. position of unit on lot
iv. structure for final size
v. middle income dna
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