Neighborhood Reinvestment: A $90,000.00 House for Middle America – Beautiful Small Houses at a Price Ordinary People Can Afford

15/11/1990

Project Report

51-page report written for the purposes of acquiring land for the project. Describes a type of housing development for houses ranging from 650 sf to 1150 sf where families participate in their layout and design. Contents are as follows: 1. Vision; 2. Site and Lots; 3. House Type and Size; 4. Variety of Houses; 5. Family Involvement in Layout; 6. House Construction; 7. Land and Commons; 8. House Cost and Income Requirements; 9. Epilogue; 10. Appendices; two more drafts are included.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, James Maguire, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

Plan and Process for Self-help Housing 1988 to 1991

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Low Cost Housing, Designed , Completed in 1991

Client:

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation - Mr. James Maguire

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, others

Project cost:

$46,000

Project stages:

Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for house layout process by users Implementation process

Innovative process, introducing a system of user participation for the production of affordable single family housing for ownership, as a basis for improving quality of life. This program was intended to bring the insights and successes of various C.E.S. overseas ...

Contents

Reports

References

Scientific Research

Drawings

Plan and Process for Self-help Housing: Preliminary Design Drawings 01/01/1990

Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor Plan, Elevation

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Scale:

1/4"=1'

Six drawings of the ground and first floor plans, and four variations of elevations for a heavy timber house, intended for a pilot project.

Reports

Neighborhood Reinvestment: Housing Process for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corportation; First Stage - Final Document 01/01/1988

Project, Project Report, Proposal Brief

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

15-page paper aiming to develop a process proposal for a pilot, housing project which would be capable of building houses at a low budget, and in a way which creates stronger community bonds amongst the owner/families through their participation in ...