As architecture students at the University of Oregon, we are designing a new sustainable community for progressive organic farmers & their friends in central Oregon. Our class combines 11 third year undergraduates and four second-year first-professional degree graduate students. In groups we are designing for the northern 5.6 acres of a flat triangular lot with an irrigation canal on the long side of the triangle. The farmers will retain the remaining 3.79 acres and will participate in the community. The program includes a common house, 24-26 units of housing and outdoor play areas and gardents. Our design concepts support a social / economic scenario and sustainable ecology.
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Major issues include
- image & connection to the surrounding environment
- enhancement of natural assets
- development of public, semi-public and private realms (back/front)
- appropriateness of sustainable measures
Our preliminary work needs to be consolidated but we have a figure ground plan for everybody ON THE SITE ANALYSIS PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cohousing & Ecobuilding Case Studies 2007
We studied examples of intentional communities and sustainable techniques as the first step towards our design. Each of our reports talks about best practices that could be applied to our site.
Elements of a Case Study
adapted from the AIA Case Study Development Guidelines: http://www.aia.org/ed_casestudies_guidelines
- a concise abstract describing the most significant elements of the case and identifying key team members, including the client and user representatives. (no more than one-half page)
- learning objectives that articulate the topics to be studied and provide a guide to understanding the lessons learned from the project (a few bullet points)
- perspectives, including protocols for decision-making, stories of practice, innovative ideas, and the value placed on innovation, measures of success, and graphic illustrations. Various “voices” should be considered.
- analysis and reflection on the specific relevant details of the case, focused on a particular topic or considering a series of issues. The analysis may include measures of success or difficulty, often reconstructing decision-making to understand a project’s flow. Can include concerns, issues, design considerations, project development
Final Review Brief
Team LARS
The Street Team - Eastside Coho
CCCP - Urban Farm: Cooperative Housing
Comments (1)
Anonymous said
at 11:27 am on Nov 11, 2007
I thought I could give a few general comments. I quickly looked at three of the plans and had the following thoughts:
1. An unfortunate fact of developing is that you have to provide access for emergency vehicles (fire and ambulance). Standards are usually a weight rated surface with a specific width, to the front of a structure (or within a certain distance of the structure). The plans should make sure and address this.
2. Stormwater management is a big issue in Central Oregon. Our soils do not absorb like in the valley. DEQ and local requirements are that all water be detained and treated on site before being allowed to enter the ground (via injection wells, a.k.a. drywells). This is usually achieved with detention basins. Engineering calculations are used to size these facilities. I know that there was a stormwater treatment manual created for Central Oregon, but I cant remember by whom. Inquiries at the city would help.
3. Sorry for this one, but don't forget adequate parking. There are city standards which need to be met, or seek a variance (not always easy for parking, but as with NorthWest Crossing some things are possible like counting on street parking towards the minimum). Some of the plans looked light on the parking for the massing of buildings, but I did not see a unit count so it was hard to determine.
Hope these comments are helpful. I liked all the plans I looked at, keep up the good work!
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