UL Lafayette: CDW: I-49 Connector: Housing Prototypes

				I-49 Connector: Housing and Understanding Neighborhoods


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					When infilling an existing neighborhood, primary goals are to avoid the repetition of designs by responding to the character of the existing neighborhood. To achieve this, each type is reduced to its component pieces, which focus on stylistic elements of form. The component elements are identified as living patterns. Each of the vernacular stock types documented by the assessment was examined with respect to its uses. The shotgun, Creole cottage, and Craftsman's bungalow are archetypal examples of housing common to the Acadian region and to the project area. The houses include porches, wood construction on piers, and composite roof profiles. Also identified were those features that make a residence a personal reflection, such as color, texture, windows, and other additions.

					Use of the porch as a primary living space is common to 95 percent of the existing stock in the survey. Using the definition of "equal and comparable," the porch is now considered an essential component of all replacement housing for the connector project. This expands the size of the home physically, fosters a greater sense of neighborhood identity by bringing the residents out of their homes, and allows them space to interact with other residents.

					Affordable new construction: 1-4 bedroom houses







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