BARRIO WEST
BARRIO WEST
low income housing
low income housing
location:
menlo park, tucson, arizona
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program:
residential
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structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete + steel
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Team:
multidisciplinary team
location:
menlo park, tucson, arizona
​
program:
residential
​
structure:
concrete frame
materials:
concrete + steel
​
Team:
multidisciplinary team
Tucson is a sprawling city that grows outwards rather than upwards. The typical Tucson residence is a single story structure that contributes to Tucson’s ground-hugging nature. The Menlo Park neighborhood is no exception as it is composed of low-rise residences. In order to blend in with the urban context, the majority of the proposal’s buildings is one story, with some units strategically rising up to two stories, the maximum height within the housing complex.
The project focuses on implementing various housing types that fall within the “middle housing” category which is slowly disappearing from the American society. The units include row houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; multiplexes, live/work, and garden homes. Each of these typologies are placed on the site to respond to specific areas surrounding the site.
Tucson is a sprawling city that grows outwards rather than upwards. The typical Tucson residence is a single story structure that contributes to Tucson’s ground-hugging nature. The Menlo Park neighborhood is no exception as it is composed of low-rise residences. In order to blend in with the urban context, the majority of the proposal’s buildings is one story, with some units strategically rising up to two stories, the maximum height within the housing complex.
The project focuses on implementing various housing types that fall within the “middle housing” category which is slowly disappearing from the American society. The units include row houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; multiplexes, live/work, and garden homes. Each of these typologies are placed on the site to respond to specific areas surrounding the site.
