The Community Design Collaborative hosted a peek behind the construction fence at the soon-to-be completed Sheridan Street Housing at 7th and Montgomery Streets last night. Neighbors spontaneously joined the crowd of mostly architects and planners to see, touch, and talk about these sustainable, L-shaped affordable homes.
The design concept for Sheridan Street was originally developed for APM during the Collaborative’s 2005 Affordable Infill Housing Design Challenge. The design was refined further through a Excellence in Design grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
Brian Phillips and Daryn Edwards of Interface Studio Architects showed everyone around these 13 sleek, simple, and sustainable units, which offer a strong palette of recycled materials, solar thermal panels, energy-efficient HVAC, green roofs, and rain barrels. The units are also visitable, built with zero-step front entries and first floors with accessible baths and generous hallways.
Brian Phillips, Principal of Interface Studio Architects observed that market-rate home buyers in Philadelphia now have an intriguing set of housing choices– loft space, condos, apartments, and single-family homes– with a strong sustainability component. “Affordable home buyer should have the same options--so we're proud that this product is for affordable home buyers," he added. Photos by Carryn M. Golden.
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The design concept for Sheridan Street was originally developed for APM during the Collaborative’s 2005 Affordable Infill Housing Design Challenge. The design was refined further through a Excellence in Design grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
Brian Phillips and Daryn Edwards of Interface Studio Architects showed everyone around these 13 sleek, simple, and sustainable units, which offer a strong palette of recycled materials, solar thermal panels, energy-efficient HVAC, green roofs, and rain barrels. The units are also visitable, built with zero-step front entries and first floors with accessible baths and generous hallways.
Brian Phillips, Principal of Interface Studio Architects observed that market-rate home buyers in Philadelphia now have an intriguing set of housing choices– loft space, condos, apartments, and single-family homes– with a strong sustainability component. “Affordable home buyer should have the same options--so we're proud that this product is for affordable home buyers," he added. Photos by Carryn M. Golden.
