frameworkdesign: vivienda moderna

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How will buildings and their design change in the coming years to accommodate multiple uses which reflect densification, urban living, multi-generational families under one roof and green building practices all while providing good design on a modern budget? vivienda moderna (Spanish for “modern dwelling”) strives to resolve these ideas by addressing the age-old idea of shopkeeper living as a reevaluated concept.

This universally designed, modern dwelling was specifically conceived as a mixed-use building to accommodate 2 residences, 2 commercial spaces and a design/build woods shop. Ideally the larger residence houses a medium sized family, which operates one or both of the commercial spaces and the smaller, accessible, residence allows for multi-generational family living. However, the units’ design and placement allow for ultimate flexibility and occupation of spaces, with common living areas, flexible use rooms and lots of indoor/outdoor living. The commercial spaces allow for expansion, change of use, multiple operators and inhabitants. The universal design allows for maximum habitability, use and densification in a semi-urban environment.

vivienda moderna strives to minimize its carbon footprint by providing multiple green building attributes such as on-site water retention, drought tolerant plantings, spray foam insulation, energy efficient appliances, low-flow fixtures and dual flush toilets. Thermal mass walls, natural ventilation, building orientation and siting and sun shading add to it’s passive efficiency. Materials, including 100 year old salvaged barn siding and locally quarried limestone take cues from the long-established, historic Westside neighborhood in Kansas City, MO. Now, a new center of burgeoning, modern design, mixed with historic buildings and an old, neighborhood feel is separated only by one major road from the hustle and bustle of developing downtown.

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March 9th, 2010 by signaltree
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