METROPOLITAN FOREST HOUSING

ARCH 2020 | SPRING 2014 | SCHAFFER SOMERS

THIS FINAL PROJECT CALLED FOR A HYBRID HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLAN ALONG ROUTE 29, IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. THE PROPOSED SCHEME IS THE RECONCILIATION OF A DENSE HYBRID-HOUSING PLAN THAT NECESSITATES THE RESTORATION OF LAND INTO GREEN/WILDERNESS THROUGH GUIDED DEVELOPMENT. THE DESIGN REORGANIZES ZONING THROUGH A LAND-USE MOSAIC, CREATING A GRADIENT FROM HIGH COMMERCIAL AND DENSE HOUSING AREAS TO SMALLER RESIDENTIAL ZONES. THE COMPLEX IS INTERSPERSED WITH PARKS AND FORESTED SPACES, GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF OCCUPYING A TREE HOUSE THROUGH A SERIES OF ROOFTOP GARDENS AND TREE-COVERED TERRACES.