‘Ciudad de patios’ es un sistema de vivienda presentado al concurso ‘Low-Rise LA’, que solicitó ideas de vivienda asequible para la ciudad de Los Ángeles, EE. UU. Propone rellenar solares vacíos actualmente destinados a casas unifamiliares con viviendas de dos plantas entre medianeras que comparten patio. Con este cambio de sistema, un solar residencial típico que mide 50 ‘ x 150’ (aproximadamente 15m x 45m) puede acomodar hasta 6 viviendas en lugar de una, incluida una casa de 4 dormitorios con un local en planta baja para una pequeña empresa o para trabajar en casa. El sistema también es adaptable a solares de esquina de 100 ‘ x 150’ (30m x 45m). En el futuro, a medida que las casas unifamiliares se conviertan en una reliquia del pasado, Los Ángeles se convertiría gradualmente en una «ciudad de patios». Como era de esperar, no ganamos ningún premio. / ‘City of Courts’ is a housing system design that we submitted to the Low-Rise LA Challenge, which solicited ideas for affordable ‘missing-middle housing’ for the City of Los Angeles, USA. Our scheme proposes infilling empty lots currently zoned for detached single-family houses with two-story zero-setback courtyard housing, i.e. attached multi-family instead of detached single-family. With this system change, a typical mid-block residential lot measuring 50′ x 150′ (approx. 15m x 45m) is able to accommodate up to 6 dwellings instead of one, including a large 4-bedroom live-work house with a ground-floor storefront space for a small business or for working at home. The system is also adaptable to larger 100′ x 150′ (30m x 45m) corner lots. In the future, as single-family detached houses become a thing of the past, Los Angeles would gradually become a ‘City of Courts’. Needless to say, the submission was not awarded a prize.
Solar en esquina / Corner Lot
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