Tiny Victories: community partnerships to house the homeless

a community partnership to house the homeless

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Since 1998, Mobile Loaves & Fishes has been serving goodness to our homeless neighbors living on the streets of Austin, by providing food and clothing, and promoting dignity.

Photo credit: Mobile Loaves & Fishes

“Housing will never solve homelessness but community will.”

CoMMunity FirSt! ViLLAge

Site Plan provided by L.M. Holder III and Bury + Partners

Hospitalit ya welcoming place that is open and inviting.

AffiliAtion & Belonginga place of recognition and acceptance where we feel included.

EmbodiEd iNHabitatioNa place where the ritual and habits of social relationships create comfort.

Dwellinga place of deep meaning and personal significance.

Permanencea place of enduring presence and familiarity.

OrientatiOna place that provides order and direction to our lives.

Safet y & Refugea secure and familiar place where one can feel relaxed and at ease.

StorieS & MeMorieSa place with historical meaning, continuity, and identity.

HoMe IS More tHanwhere you reSide

8 essential Characteristics of Home from “Beyond Homelessness” by Steven Bouma-Prediger

www.tinyvictories.org

livabilit yPassive thermal designs, shading, airflow, operable windows

constructabilit y Durability, low-maintenance, economy, universal and accessible

Utilit y No kitchen, bathroom, and laundry facilities (communal facilities provided)

OrderCreativity and innovation encouragedEmpower community and promote dignity

program micro-home to house one person 144 and 200 square feet, plus up to 30-percent additional porch space

CoMPetItIon deSign guideLineS

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11.75”

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PERSPECTIVETITLE &NARRATIVE

WALLSECTION

PLANBUILDINGSECTION

ELEVATIONS

Scale: 1/2” or 3/4”

Scale: 1/4” or 3/8”Scale: 1/4” or 3/8”

Scale: 3/16” or 1/4”

4”12”MARGIN

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CreatIve PartnerSHIPS ACtiVAting ArChiteCture

ALAn grAhAM President and founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes

jurorS

thoMAS BoeS, AiA - ChAirUrban Foundry architecture

wiLL Shepherd, AiAreMPt

grACe hALLMcCray & Co

KeVin ALter, ASSoC. AiAalterStudio

SALLy FLy, hon. AiA - Co-ChAiraIa austin

tinA SChweigerascend Marketing

BeAu FrAiL, ASSoC. AiAMichael Hsu office of architecture

jeFF needLeS, AiAUrban Foundry architecture

CoMpetition CoMMittee

CoMMunity pArtnerS

heAther MCKinney, FaIa Founding partner of McKinney York architects

terry e. MitCheLL President of Momark Development

CoLeMAn CoKer, rADirector of the Poetics of Building and principal of buildingstudio

MeAgAn MCCoy joneS Senior vice President and Coo for McCoy’s Building Supply

DogtrotBecky Jeanes, aIa, tray toungate, Laura Shipley, and Brianna nixon of Designtrait

dogtrot tiny living made breezyWhen unexpected difficulties complicate life, renewed security is found in tiny simplicities. The idea of minimal living, void of mechanical systems, recalls a simple and effective style of vernacular Texas architecture: the dogtrot house. This historic strategy dictates an emphasis on cross-ventilation through building form, window and door locations, and an elevated pier and beam foundation. As a central concept to dogtrot design, this proposed tiny dwelling begins with the traditional breezeway.

The fundamental breezeway consolidates two forms into a single structure. Living functions are divided between a small, private space for sleeping and a larger, more flexible space for the inhabitants’ remaining home needs. A sliding gate can close off the breezeway, transforming a covered porch into a private passageway between the two spaces.

The sleeping area limits furnishings to a double bed and a small closet, leaving more square footage for the living area. In this larger space, shelving and cabinetry are arranged along the perimeter to enhance flexibility and allow maximized openness in the center. The additional volume of a high ceiling not only increases the spatial perception of the small area, but it also contributes to airflow through elevated louvers. Planters provide comfort with added green space and a personal garden in a small window box.

In 200 square feet, a comfortable and secure new life will begin. This modernized interpretation to a historic approach yields a simple composition of spaces and a tiny solution to an enormous problem.

wall sectionS C A L E 1 / 2 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

floor planS C A L E 3 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

site plan or diagramS C A L E 1 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

elevationsS C A L E 3 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

sectionsS C A L E 3 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

REGISTRATION NUMBER: #0053

EXPOSED ROOF JOISTSVERTICAL HARDIE BOARD

PAINTED GYPSUM BOARD

WOOD DECK

METAL SLIDING DOORS

LAMINATE FLOORING

WOOD LOUVERS

BUG SCREEN

CORRUGATED METAL FASCIA

CORRUGATED METAL SOFFIT

CORRUGATED METAL ROOF



dogtrot tiny living made breezyWhen unexpected difficulties complicate life, renewed security is found in tiny simplicities. The idea of minimal living, void of mechanical systems, recalls a simple and effective style of vernacular Texas architecture: the dogtrot house. This historic strategy dictates an emphasis on cross-ventilation through building form, window and door locations, and an elevated pier and beam foundation. As a central concept to dogtrot design, this proposed tiny dwelling begins with the traditional breezeway.

The fundamental breezeway consolidates two forms into a single structure. Living functions are divided between a small, private space for sleeping and a larger, more flexible space for the inhabitants’ remaining home needs. A sliding gate can close off the breezeway, transforming a covered porch into a private passageway between the two spaces.

The sleeping area limits furnishings to a double bed and a small closet, leaving more square footage for the living area. In this larger space, shelving and cabinetry are arranged along the perimeter to enhance flexibility and allow maximized openness in the center. The additional volume of a high ceiling not only increases the spatial perception of the small area, but it also contributes to airflow through elevated louvers. Planters provide comfort with added green space and a personal garden in a small window box.

In 200 square feet, a comfortable and secure new life will begin. This modernized interpretation to a historic approach yields a simple composition of spaces and a tiny solution to an enormous problem.

wall sectionS C A L E 1 / 2 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

floor planS C A L E 3 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

site plan or diagramS C A L E 1 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

elevationsS C A L E 3 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

sectionsS C A L E 3 / 1 6 ” = 1 ’ 0 ”

REGISTRATION NUMBER: #0053

EXPOSED ROOF JOISTSVERTICAL HARDIE BOARD

PAINTED GYPSUM BOARD

WOOD DECK

METAL SLIDING DOORS

LAMINATE FLOORING

WOOD LOUVERS

BUG SCREEN

CORRUGATED METAL FASCIA

CORRUGATED METAL SOFFIT




Bui ld ing Sect ion

Floor P lan

Front E levat ion

FLOOR PLAN Scale: 3/8” = 1’00” 00087

Side Elevat ion

Floor Plan

Micro PodStephi Motal, aIa, with Sinclair Black, FaIa, of Black + vernooy architecture and Urban Design

Casa PequeñaMichael Smith, aIa, and Mick Kennedy, aIa, of SmithKennedy architects

Roof

Dog Trot

Hearth

Entry Porch 0033_6

ELEVATIONS

9:30 1:00

9:30 1:00

9:30 1:00

9:30 1:00

9:30 1:00

9:30 1:00

0033_4PLAN

Transformations

Under Floor Storage CubbyFold-Up Bed / Fold-Down Table

Sliding Screen / Storm Windowat Dog Trot

Roof

Dog Trot

Hearth

Entry Porch 0033_6

ELEVATIONS

Side Elevat ion

Floor Plan

Front E levat ion

W I N N E R

rooftop HospitalityCody Gatlin of Fazio architects

Bui ld ing Sect ion

Floor P lan

HoPe HouseDavid Carroll, aIa & Gerard D’arcy of h+uo architects & Sixthriver architects

Front E levat ion

Floor Plan

Porch Home

Shelby Blessing, assoc. aIa, natalie Cook, Matt Leach, aIa, Justin oscilowski, assoc. aIa, and Barron Peper with Page

Vent i l a t ion Plan

PORCH HOME 00035

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FLOOR PLAN3/8” = 1’ - 0”

16’-0” 6’-0” 8’-0”

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1. Primary living space

2. Breezeway

3. Adaptable porch

4. Wood shelf above doorway

5. Closet

6. Wood desk (folding)

7. Wood shelves

8. Wood storage bin with hinged lid

9. Full size bed

10. Electrical panel - 30 Amp sub-panel

11. Solid wood door

12. Concrete stair

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Floor PlanPORCH HOME 00035CONSTRUCTABILITY & VENTILATION

REFER TO DRAWINGS

Constructability

1. Wood desk (folding)2. Wood shelves3. Sliding clerestory panels (screened)4. Aluminum braked metal rain screen panel5. Plywood6. Insulation7. Wood framing8. Exterior sheathing9. Metal roofing (3” standing seam)10. Aluminum mesh screen panel11. Concrete pier12. Wood nailer (weeped)13. Gravel14. Weather barrier

SCALE: 3/8” = 1’-0”SCALE: 3/4” = 1’-0”

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Ventilation Planning

1. Windward side of the building experiences positive pressure.2. Leeward side of the building expereiences negative pressure.3. Fresh Air is drawn in through window openings on windward side.4. Openings at 90 degrees from eachother maximizes cross ventilation and mixing.5. Fresh Air drawn in through clerestory openings on windward side is directly vented. on leeward side enducing suction at the clerestory vents.6. Warm air is vented through the clerestory openings on the leeward side.

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Photo credit: Meghan Leal, Luxe Magazine

LooKInG ForwarDBuiLding CoMMunity

Photo credit: Melissa Henao-robledo

LooKInG ForwarDBuiLding goodneSS

Photo credit: Jessica Mims, See In See out Photography

Photo credit: Jessica Mims, See In See out Photography

Photo credit: Patrick wong of atelier wong Photography

Photo credit: Kelly Hogan

Photo credit: SmithKennedy architects Photo credit: Patrick wong of atelier wong Photography

Photo credit: erika edwards

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