Ddbc Residence 1
DDBC Residence 1
Drachman Design-Build Coalition
ARCHITECTS
Drachman Design-Build Coalition
STATUS
Built
AREA
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
YEAR
2006
Rammed earth residence for low income family.
TEXT BY BRAD WHEELER
The vision for post WWII American modernity — to provide simple, inexpensive and architecturally thoughtful single family housing en masse — has finally happened and its exists beneath Tucson’s “A” Mountain.
This Aia-award-winning Project, Called Residence One, Came About Thanks To The Efforts Of The Drachman Design Build Coalition (Ddbc), A Group Created By The University Of Arizona’s College Of Architecture And Landscape Architecture In An Effort To Produce Prototypical, Energy-efficient, Low-cost Dwellings.
“The Intention Is To Disseminate Regionally Specific Design Strategies To A Broad Audience,” Says U Of A Professor Of Architecture Mary Hardin, Who Worked On The Project With Professor John Folan. And Now, “the Plans Are Made Available To Non-profit And For-profit Homebuilders,” She Says.
