{"id":16807,"date":"2019-01-30T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/micro-houses-have-macro-impact\/"},"modified":"2019-01-30T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:17:00","slug":"micro-houses-have-macro-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/2019\/01\/30\/micro-houses-have-macro-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro Houses Have Macro Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Micro houses may have inspired a new generation of homeowners to scale (way) down \u2013 spawning popular TV shows in the process \u2013 but they’re more than just a design trend. They have the potential to alleviate veteran homelessness in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

And a class of NC State architecture students, under the
\nleadership of architecture professor Tom Barrie, is helping lead the way. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a concerning number of homeless veterans
\nnationally and in our state,\u201d Barrie says. \u201cLast year the North Carolina
\nCoalition to End Homelessness approached us to contract with them on a project
\nto build permanent micro house communities for homeless veterans. They were
\ninterested in real solutions on actual sites.\u201d <\/p>\n

This concept of service learning is fundamental to many of Barrie\u2019s studio classes, offered through the School of Architecture\u2019s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Initiative<\/a>, which is part of the school\u2019s Public Interest Design Studios<\/a> program. The initiative aims to provide educational resources and innovative solutions to the housing and urban challenges that North Carolina communities face. <\/p>\n

In other words, Barrie and his colleagues are developing
\ncitizen architects. <\/p>\n

\"NC
School of Architecture students participate in a workshop with architect David Maurer. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Building a Playbook<\/h2>\n

\u201cAt the beginning of the process, we felt that involving the
\nprofessors and students at NC State would be a good idea,\u201d says Terry
\nAllebaugh, community impact coordinator for the North Carolina Coalition to End
\nHomelessness. \u201cNC State has an internationally recognized College of Design, so
\nwe knew they would give us great insights into how we might be able to design
\nthese houses.\u201d <\/p>\n

Eleven graduate students worked together on the project in
\nBarrie\u2019s studio class last fall. They dove deep into research on everything
\nfrom veterans\u2019 issues to zoning regulations in order to develop a valuable
\nresource for the project sponsor to use. <\/p>\n

Allebaugh says their extensive research will be compiled
\ninto a \u201cplaybook\u201d that will guide the establishment of micro house communities
\nfor homeless veterans across the state. <\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/figure>\n

One of the students, Alyssa Dohler, interviewed leaders of
\nmicro house villages across the nation to learn more about housing ownership
\nstructures and zoning and land use regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe came back with lots of good information about different
\nways that others have approached similar projects,\u201d Allebaugh says. \u201cSo the
\nstudents have gotten a full picture of an issue and a design that’s not only
\nabout the bricks and mortar, but about coming up with a solution that benefits
\nthe veterans and the communities in which they\u2019ll live.\u201d <\/p>\n

Dohler, an architecture graduate student, says the experience
\nwas more than worthwhile. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe micro housing project is an exciting opportunity to
\nexplore a solution to a real-world problem and to interact with stakeholders
\nconsidering actual budgets and timelines,\u201d she says. \u201cHopefully it will produce
\nnew and engaging ways of looking at the affordable housing gap and provide
\npractical solutions to a pressing problem in North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Win-Win Situation<\/h2>\n

Three potential locations for the first micro house villages
\nhave been identified \u2013 in Raleigh, Durham and Garner \u2013 and Allebaugh says he
\nhopes to have projects underway by the end of 2019, either on these sites or at
\nother locations around the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a real joy working with the NC State students,\u201d
\nAllebaugh says. \u201cI have found them to be a very engaging and bright group of
\npeople who have come forward with some pretty cool ideas that will be utilized
\nas we look toward a next phase in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrie says the studio project is a win-win for all
\ninvolved, especially the students. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think this studio is a very powerful way to teach
\ndesign,\u201d Barrie says. \u201cThere is a lot of skill-building, especially research
\nskills, when students engage in projects of this type. At the College of
\nDesign, we have a number of faculty who also share this viewpoint and are
\ncommitted to graduating students who see the roles of the profession beyond
\nprofessional services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott Needham, another architecture graduate student
\ninvolved in the project, says he hopes his team\u2019s work will serve as a template
\nfor future developments that house those in need. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone should have a right to housing: a retreat, a safe place to call home,\u201d Needham says. \u201cBy designing a community to encourage support and positive interaction among its residents we are hopefully bringing this idea closer to reality.”<\/p>\n

This post was originally published<\/a> in NC State News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"

Micro houses may have inspired a new generation of homeowners to scale (way) down \u2013 spawning popular TV shows in the process \u2013 but they're more than just a design trend. They have the potential to alleviate veteran homelessness in North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n

And a class of NC State architecture students, under the\nleadership of architecture professor Tom Barrie, is helping lead the way. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere is a concerning number of homeless veterans\nnationally and in our state,\u201d Barrie says. \u201cLast year the North Carolina\nCoalition to End Homelessness approached us to contract with them on a project\nto build permanent micro house communities for homeless veterans. They were\ninterested in real solutions on actual sites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

This concept of service learning is fundamental to many of Barrie\u2019s studio classes, offered through the School of Architecture\u2019s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Initiative<\/a>, which is part of the school\u2019s Public Interest Design Studios<\/a> program. The initiative aims to provide educational resources and innovative solutions to the housing and urban challenges that North Carolina communities face. <\/p>\n\n

In other words, Barrie and his colleagues are developing\ncitizen architects. <\/p>\n\n

\"NC
School of Architecture students participate in a workshop with architect David Maurer. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Building a Playbook<\/h2>\n\n

\u201cAt the beginning of the process, we felt that involving the\nprofessors and students at NC State would be a good idea,\u201d says Terry\nAllebaugh, community impact coordinator for the North Carolina Coalition to End\nHomelessness. \u201cNC State has an internationally recognized College of Design, so\nwe knew they would give us great insights into how we might be able to design\nthese houses.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Eleven graduate students worked together on the project in\nBarrie\u2019s studio class last fall. They dove deep into research on everything\nfrom veterans\u2019 issues to zoning regulations in order to develop a valuable\nresource for the project sponsor to use. <\/p>\n\n

Allebaugh says their extensive research will be compiled\ninto a \u201cplaybook\u201d that will guide the establishment of micro house communities\nfor homeless veterans across the state. <\/p>\n\n

\"Photo<\/figure>\n\n

One of the students, Alyssa Dohler, interviewed leaders of\nmicro house villages across the nation to learn more about housing ownership\nstructures and zoning and land use regulations.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cShe came back with lots of good information about different\nways that others have approached similar projects,\u201d Allebaugh says. \u201cSo the\nstudents have gotten a full picture of an issue and a design that's not only\nabout the bricks and mortar, but about coming up with a solution that benefits\nthe veterans and the communities in which they\u2019ll live.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Dohler, an architecture graduate student, says the experience\nwas more than worthwhile. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe micro housing project is an exciting opportunity to\nexplore a solution to a real-world problem and to interact with stakeholders\nconsidering actual budgets and timelines,\u201d she says. \u201cHopefully it will produce\nnew and engaging ways of looking at the affordable housing gap and provide\npractical solutions to a pressing problem in North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

A Win-Win Situation<\/h2>\n\n

Three potential locations for the first micro house villages\nhave been identified \u2013 in Raleigh, Durham and Garner \u2013 and Allebaugh says he\nhopes to have projects underway by the end of 2019, either on these sites or at\nother locations around the state.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a real joy working with the NC State students,\u201d\nAllebaugh says. \u201cI have found them to be a very engaging and bright group of\npeople who have come forward with some pretty cool ideas that will be utilized\nas we look toward a next phase in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Barrie says the studio project is a win-win for all\ninvolved, especially the students. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cI think this studio is a very powerful way to teach\ndesign,\u201d Barrie says. \u201cThere is a lot of skill-building, especially research\nskills, when students engage in projects of this type. At the College of\nDesign, we have a number of faculty who also share this viewpoint and are\ncommitted to graduating students who see the roles of the profession beyond\nprofessional services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Scott Needham, another architecture graduate student\ninvolved in the project, says he hopes his team\u2019s work will serve as a template\nfor future developments that house those in need. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cEveryone should have a right to housing: a retreat, a safe place to call home,\u201d Needham says. \u201cBy designing a community to encourage support and positive interaction among its residents we are hopefully bringing this idea closer to reality.\"<\/p>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Micro houses have the potential to alleviate veteran homelessness in North Carolina. And an advanced architecture studio partnered with deserving organizations to help lead the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":16816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"ncstate_wire","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,8],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-16807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving","category-research-innovation","tag-architecture"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}