Byera Hadley research reports
Jemima Retallack / 2016
All Together Now
Affordable Housing
Australia, Japan, United States
This study investigates a co-housing model as an alternative approach to home ownership in response to an identified need for middle income affordable housing. It examines the potential for a shift in the role of the architect from one as contributor to initiator.
This study examines single sites developed by a common interest group into multiple housing to directly address ownership opportunities and building cost. It considers architectural, planning and economic design challenges with issues in legislation, sustainability, social equality, building codes and zoning, finance, ownership and equity options all coming into play. It identifies a number of existing projects from Australia, Japan and the United States of America for the purposes of comparison due to similarities in cultural constraints and because all three countries are unfamiliar with the co-housing model which is traditionally associated with Northern Europe. Interviews were also conducted with the architects, residents and local commentators to identify key issues.
A series of videos were created as part of the research. The videos can be viewed at http://retallackthompson.com/all-together-now/.
