Urban Planning - Detached Residential Product - 8 - 10 units per acre HELP!
Submitted by: brittonchurch
15 February 2007 - 3:32pm
I am in search for a progressive urban planner/architect that specializes in urban single family detached site planning. We are looking for a group to help us hit 7-10 units per acre on a single family detached product. We currently own or control over 80 acres in the urban core of Dallas and have a few sites that call for a detached product with a higher density.
Disregarding conventional zoning and platting requirements, is 8 - 10 units per acre on a 40 - 50 foot lot feasible?? Looking for a lead here...any help is appreciated
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Try looking at www.tndwest.com
There's a lot of good information at www.tndwest.com on a variety of TND projects on the west coast in the density range you're talking about. The one I'm most familiar with is the Doe Mill Neighborhood, in Chico, CA.
http://www.tndwest.com/doemillneighborhood.html
Typical lots are 36 x 100 with alleys, detached garages, and second units; some bunaglow courts and rowhouses are also mixed in. Market response has been very positive.
my firm is currently doing
my firm is currently doing over 200 urban homes in a phased development in central texas that are contemporary and green in design. The lots are both 40 and 50ft wide as well as signficantly sloped, so the concept had to be thoughtfully considered from masterplanning thru cd's to effectively hit the market niche that the developer was aiming for. privacy, sense of community space, costs, homeowners' association impact, scale, public space, custom vs. production building, local context were all heavily issues to be dealt with. I'd be happy to answer any questions I can. soliver@casabella-architects.com
the company that did the community I live in
I live in a community of Single Family Detached Homes on very very small lots. The company that designed my neighborhood was Seaman Whiteside & Associates. http://www.swasc.com/
This might help
Though not necessarily detached. Moule Polyzoides has a unique cottage courtyard typology, which appears as single family cottages from the street. They used this model on the project Mission Merdian station. www.mparchitects.com