A cold front may have moved to Kansas City this weekend, but our hearts have been warmed by an outpouring of eldo love in the press.
Locally, The Kansas City Star devoted a front page article to our Habitat for Humanity prototype house. Last week we unveiled an early schematic design for the home at our Kansas City office, in partnership with Heartland Habitat for Humanity.
Over on the eastern cyber-seaboard, The Atlantic Cities featured el dorado prominently on their website. Under the headline “An Architecture Firm That Likes Its Urbanism Messy,” The Atlantic Cities touted our devotion to modern Midwestern design with short summaries of eight eldo projects.
Unveiling the Habitat Prototype
Both pieces highlight affordable housing, a project type that has been a common theme in our office this year. Our forays into affordable housing include the Echo Ridge Duplexes, the Habitat for Humanity Prototype, and reStart Housing to name a few. These projects, funded by the federal government and not-for-profit organizations, represent a renewed interest in building simply and efficiently.
Echo Ridge Duplexes
Habitat for Humanity Prototype in Kansas City, KS
reStart Housing Focus Group
It’s a fortunate result of an unfortunate recession– a number of people are rethinking America’s flawed housing industry. Our own contribution (evident in all three projects) includes a common-sense approach to sustainability, thoughtful detailing of simple materials, and a heightened focus on the oft-overlooked landscape and outdoor spaces of these dwellings.
Posted on November 21st, 2011 at 4:59 pm by eldo