DR2 Community Workshop Brief

City of Houston

Disaster Recovery Round 2

Community Workshop February 1, 2014 Houston Housing Authority’s Neighborhood Resource Center

Special Acknowledgement to: Horne Limited Liability Partnership City of Houston Housing and Community Development

“Having a collaborative design process was critically important to my collegues at the City and I, because we want to make sure that with the scarce resources that we have, we help the families that are the focus of this whole effort, to have their homes that reflect their values, their aesthetic ideas, and that are consistent with their neighborhoods.�

- Neal Rackleff

Director, City of Houston Housing and

Community Development Department.

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Engaged Design Background

Community Workshop

In September 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall on the upper Texas coast, causing more than $3 billion in damages to single family housing across the Houston metropolitan region. Many low-income homeowners impacted by the storm have not yet been able to repair or replace their homes due to limited financial resources. In response, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) granted $152 million to the City of Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) to administer Round 2 of the city’s Disaster Recovery Program (DR2). Investment will provide relief to affected homeowners while creating areas of opportunity where neighborhood revitalization and recovery can occur.

On February 1st, the project team welcomed neighborhood residents, community leaders, local design architects, and city staff to Houston Housing Authority’s Neighborhood Resource Center, where they worked together to advance the housing interests of the six target communities. Over 50 participants were in attendance.

HCDD, through an extensive analysis of Houston’s social and physical conditions, identified six target neighborhoods as high opportunity areas.

These Community Revitalization Areas (CRA) and CRA Outreach Areas will collectively receive up to 400 newly designed and constructed homes as part of the DR2 program.

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The Community Workshop set contextual and programmatic design preferences for CRA & Outreach Areas, and will inform schematic home designs, including floor plans and elevations.

Future events will include a follow up focus group, hosted by the project team and local design architects; and a home design Gallery Show on February 27th to present design ideas generated during the February 1st Community Workshop for selection.

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I N F

OS

S

Community Revitalization Areas (CRA) N

Near Northside or Northside Village (N)

F

Greater Fifth Ward (F)

OS

Old Spanish Trail/South Union (OS)

CRA Outreach Areas A

Acres Homes (A)

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Independence Heights (I)

S

Sunnyside (S)

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Agenda Approach Participants at the Community Workshop were divided into six groups, based on CRA & Outreach Area neighborhoods (Acre Homes, Independence Heights, Near Northside, Fifth Ward, OST/South Union, and Sunnyside).

Participants were encouraged to share and debate ideas with the assumption that all ideas were welcomed. Conversation was educational, informed and engaged.

Work Item 1: Context Participants identified neighborhood priorities in the following design categories - building performance, foundation, driveway, roof, porch, texture, doors, windows, and window details. Using a blackjack style card game, complete with a “wild card” option, participants drew their perferred building component and debated each option with their group.

Work Item 2: Home Design Participants diagramed their existing home and site layout, then designed their model home to accommodate their family’s needs, indicating programmatic adjacencies and areas of most importance within the home.

Conclusions Each CRA & Outreach Area shared highlights from their group sessions which included: three things about their neighborhood’s context and three things about their home designs to the entire Community Workshop group.

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Work Item 1: Context

Work Item 2: Home Design 7

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Acres Homes

F

OS S

Work Item 1: Context Notes Important Aspects of Neighborhood Spacious, quite, rural feel, outdoor walking community, outdoor green space, network of people that care about the community, people like to BBQ outside.

Window Elements Decorative Shutters-Aesthetic preference Security Bars-Can’t have bars with foster kids Wild Card-Doesn’t like burglar bars outside, none

Components of Home Security – People breaking into homes from the street. More police presence, safety for children, homes need security alarms, bars on windows “Eyes on the street”, porches and front windows, landscape in front of windows.

Low Home Operating Costs – Feel more secure in your home and the ability to maintain the house, appreciate the investment in the home more.

Windows Mullions and divided lights, practicality of replacing individual panes of broken glass, more traditional Mullions on front and plain double hung on side/back Appreciate operable over fixed Wants nice big windows to let in light

Driveways Concrete-Durable, more consistent with neighborhood Grasscrete-Increased maintenance not ideal, attractive

Doors Half lite door-Be able to see out Colored Door-Colored for identity and personality Screen Door-Security/Screen for safety

Foundations Slab on Grade-Does not like dogs, children under the home, safer and seems more stable, not concerned with flooding, 4 ppl currently live on slab.

Roof Gable-More presence on the street Pyramid-Attractive house Hip Roof-Looks like existing homes, better in hurricane area Porch Traditional-Large enough for a few seats, open over screen Full Length-Extension of living space Front Porch-Smaller for price concerns at least cover entry

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Texture Brick-Durable and low maintenance-can’t change, difficult to clean Traditional Wood Siding-Cheaper, spend more money on Sq.Ft. in home Rain Screen-Likes Aesthetic, but not sure how it is used?

Budget may not afford full brick Façade but neighbor hood still wants brick elements Deed restriction may require brick or stucco Other Comments Back patio or porch is important landscaping is importance for street appearance Landscaping is important of street appearance

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Acres Homes

bility

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Work Item 1: Context

ency

durability

brick veneer

security Building Performance

ribbon

driveways

durability durability

securitysecurity texture casement

concrete

Drivewaydriveways

Porch

driveways

windows

board and batten

gettinggetting above water above water expandability expandability vegetative

asphalt

ribbon decomposed granite

driveways driveways

corner porch

concrete

driveways driveways

concrete

screen porch

traditional

driveways porch driveways

double hung

porch

porch

porch windows

shake

windows

fixed picture

porch windows Windows

vegetative

Doors decomposed granite full length porch

driveways gable roof

gable roof gable roof

roof

shed roof

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driveways glass panel door

porch

a stoop

doors

pyramidal roof hip roof

roof roof

doors

roof roof doors

screen door

double hung

porch

porch

pyramidal roof

hip roof

roof roof doors

half lite door glass panel door

roof

half lite door security door security door

screen door

doors doors

doors doors doors

doors

fixed picture

security bars

doors

doors

window elements window elements windows

window elements

doors doors Foundation

double hung

window seat

window elements windows

lattice work

window elements windows

flush panel door flush panel door slab on grade

foundation doors doors

screened in-fill

flush panel door

security bars

half lite door half lite door

doors doors

screen door screen door

shading louvres decorative shutters

sliding

window elements windows

solid panel door solid panel door

shading louvres

window elements

decorative shutters

window el

texture storm shutters

window elements windows solid panel door

doors doors

flush panel door security door

roof

mullions

doors doors

open porch

driveways

gable roof pyramidal roof solid panel door

roof roof

shed roof pyramidal roof security door

roof

concrete

storm shutters

shake

texture

openawning porch

texture

elements Window window Elements

porch porch windows window elements windows glass panel door glass panel door

Roof

texturetexture

porch

corrugated

double hung casement

porch windows

shake

awning

texturetexture a stoop

texture

corrugated horizontal rainscreen

traditional

sliding

board and batten

texture full length porch

texture

texturetexture

texturetexture screen porch

mullions

corrugated

reduced reduced home home operating operating costs costs texture

board and batten horizontal lap siding

horizontal rainscreen brick veneer

texture corner porch

horizontal rainscreen

texture

horizontal lap siding

brick veneer

asphalt

horizontal lap siding

Texture

reduced home energy energy efficiency efficiency operating costs

getting above water

F

slab on grade

foundation doors doors

open

foundation

foundation

gable roof

foundation

foundation

window seat

window el

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Acres Homes Work Item 2: Home Design My Home/My Model Home Generally: Spend more time on front porch and front yard, more connected to front more activity in the front of the house, entertaining in the yard, carport Need Bedroom near den, open living plan preferred Tool Shed Close to Garage More landscaping in front of houses, move storage to back of house and bring bedrooms forward, exit to the back yard Would like a back door, kitchen in front with windows looking out over the front yard, living room looking out the back yard, bedrooms in front with windows looking out

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OS S

F

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Independence Heights Work Item 1: Context Notes Energy:

Bills too high

Security: Gates/ Alarms; Commercial/ residential conflict; high flow of traffic Durability (1): Well built house should include all the above, hurricane

straps (need protection for future) Had issues getting

roofs fixed after last hurricane, bad construction method

Awaiting Final Notes From Table

Security (5):

Maintenance is easy, not worried the roof/ foundation/ insulation is going to work; Issue of getting house reinsured, because repairs were not easy; Low maintenance; Exterior materials/ Interior materials

Driveways:

Concrete w/ accessibility; All the way to the back

Foundation: Raised w skirt; grade beam w/ pier; skirt material - brick and lattice Roof:

Wild card (neighborhood context); Hip/ pyramid; follow historic character of houses; Include varied nature

Porches:

full width porch; traditional; stoop

Texture:

Lap siding; breathable; hardi

Expandability (6) Getting Above Water (4)

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OS S

F

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A I

Independence Heights

N

F

OS S

Work Item 1: Context

ency

durability

security Building Performance

Texture

Wild Cards Varied style to roofs

Grade beam with solid skirt with single crawl space horizontal lap siding horizontal lap siding

brick veneer brick veneer

bility

reduced home operating costs

getting above water

securitysecurity durability durability texturetexture

energyenergy efficiency efficiency

casement

corner porch

Porch

Driveway

horizontal rainscreen horizontal rainscreen

porch Windows

board and batten board and batten

corrugated

windows

corrugated

concrete

corner porch

driveways

ways

roof

decomposed granite full length porch

ways

driveways pyramidal roof

roof

concrete

porch hip roof

roof

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driveways

Roof

shake

roof

roof

solid panel door

sliding

windows porch windows

roof

fixed picture

doors

half lite door glass panel door

roof

doors

screen door

doors doors

screened in-fill

doorsfoundation

flush panel door

doors

reduced gettinghome above water operating costs

reduced h operating

doors

decorative shutters

window elements

slab on grade

window elements

slab on grade

foundation

foundation

security bars

windowswindow elements half lite door

getting above water expandability storm shutters

awning

shading louvres

double hung

solid panel door

doors doors

security door flush panel door

doors

double hung

windows window elements porch windows

windows

windows hip roof

screen door

doors

open porch

foundation Foundation

double hung

doors

security door

fixed picture

lattice work

porch pyramidal roof

mullions

expandability texturetexture

Doors roof

roof

porch

glass panel door

a stoop

windows porch windows

open porch

driveways

double hung

gettinghome above water reduced operating costs expandability

shake

pyramidal roof

roof

a stoop

casement

porch

porch gable roof

roof

shed roof

full length porch

traditional

gable roof pyramidal roof

gable roof

roof

porch

screen porch

sec

Window Elements

windows

porch

reduced home home reduced gettinggetting above water above water expandability expandability operating costs costs texturetexture operating texture texture ribbon

security durability

sliding

traditional

windows

porch

durability security energy efficiency

energy efficiency durability

energy efficiency texturetexture

texturetexture

mullions

screen porch

Energy efficient windows

window seat

window elements

open

window elements

gable roof

foundation

foundation

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Independence Heights Work Item 2: Home Design The porch is important!

Model: Open plans kitchen dining den/ family storage, storage, storage

Awaiting Final Notes From Table

Flex Space:

exercise or office

Bedroom: privacy Hallways:

provide privacy

Side doors & back doors

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I N

OS S

F

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A I N

Near Northside Work Item #1: Context

Awaiting Final Notes From Table

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OS S

F

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A I N

Near Northside

F

OS S

Work Item 1: Context energy efficiency Building Performance

security Texture

durability

horizontal lap siding

brick veneer

getting above water security

expandability durability

energy efficiency

horizontal rainscreen

reduced home textureoperating costs

texture

corner porch

Porch

Driveway

board and batten

expandability ribbon

corner porch

driveways

ways

concrete

porch

screen porch

corrugated

driveways

texture full length porch

porch

porch

mullions

open porch awning

double hung casement

porch

ways

driveways gable roof

concrete

porch gable roof

gable roof

roof

roof

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shed roof

shed roof

roof

pyramidal roof

security door

roof

double hung

porch

porch

glass panel door gable roof

roof

pyramidal roof

doors

pyramidal roofhip roof

roof

doors

solid panel door

roof

screen door

roof

roof

doors

hip roof

roof

solid panel door security door

half lite door glass panel door

roof

doors doors

security door flush panel door

doors

roof

shading louvres

fixed picture

security bars

decorative shutters

awning

doors doors

doorsdoors

flush panel door

doors

window seat

double hung

shading louvres

window elements windows

lattice work

open

foundation

foundation

window seat

window elemen

gable roof

foundation foundation

gable roof

foundation

foundation

window elements

slab on gradeopen

foundation foundation

doorsfoundation

window elemen

slab on grade

security bars

window elements

slab on grade screened in-fill

screened in-fill

doors

slab on grade

foundation

decorative shutters

window elements

window elements

doors Foundation

flush panel door

storm shutters

lattice work

window elements windows

half lite doorscreen door

screen door

doors doors

double hung sliding storm shutters

doors

window elements windows

pyramidal roof

windows

half lite door

doors

open porch

driveways

fixed picture mullions

solid panel door

Doors a stoop

Window Elements

windows

porch windows windows windows window elements window elements window elements windows windows windows

glass panel door

decomposed granitefull length porch

porch

texture a stoop

porch

Roof

sliding

shake

texture

traditional

traditional

casement

porch windows Windows

porch

reduced home operating costs

getting above water

texture screen porch

foundation

foundation

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Near Northside Work Item 2: Home Design

Awaiting Final Notes From Table

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OS S

F

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A I N

Fifth Ward

OS S

Work Item #1: Context Getting above water: community issue - not a building issue Security: c

ommunity issue

Durability:

Brick is the preference, it means durability. Prefer brick (siding - aluminum - vinyl sweats) durability of exterior finish is paramount.

Brick means permanent visual ‘uplift’ (no discussion of durability of structural system) The rain moves the foundation The siding sweats and grows termites

Energy:

meet efficiency that major builders out west

Expandability: house is too small - on one floor

reduced operating expenses Driveways: concrete driveways (are better)

is a play yard traditional

strips are more grass cutting

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Foundations:

cost effective no aesthetic preference

Porches:

want a porch (non of the above) back

Roof:

technical problem

Doors:

front door w/ a little bit of glass strong - burglar bars don’t let you out of the house quickly during a fire

Windows: Unbreakable Glass

lots of light w/ mullions

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Fifth Ward

F

OS S

Work Item 1: Context Building Performance

durability

security

energy efficiency

getting above water expandability energy efficiency durability securitysecuritysecurity energy energy efficiency efficiency durability durability

reduced home operating costs

expandability

energy efficiency

durability Texture

brick veneer horizontal lap siding

brick veneer

corner porch

Driveway

screen porch

casement

Porch

traditional

mullions

Windows

porch

board and batten

concrete

driveways

ways

corner porch

screen porch

driveways

traditional full length porch

porch

gable roof

Roof decomposed granite

ways

concrete

driveways gable roof

full length porch

driveways gable roof gable roof

shed roof

shed roof

roof

pyramidal roof

open porch

gable roof

pyramidal roof shed roof

roof

pyramidal roof hip roof

roof roof

pyramidal roof

roof roof

porch pyramidal roof

roof

hip roof

roof

roof

mullions

glass panel door glass panel door

roof

security door security door

roof

fixed picture

windows porch windows

open porch

sliding

windows windows

double hung

porch windows windows

Doorsroof

solid panel door solid panel door

doors doors

roof

screen door

doors doors

screen door

texture

doors doors doors

flush panel door flush panel door

doors doors

window elements

security bars

lattice work flush panel door

doors

screened in-fill

doors doors

window elements

doors Foundation

window elements screen door

texture decorative shutters

half lite door

doors

windows

doors doors

texturetexture

shading louvres

half lite door half lite doorsecurity door

shake

storm shutters

window elements

double hung

windows

windows hip roof

texturetexture

shake

texturetexture

solid panel door

doors

fixed picture

corrugated

awning

glass panel door

double hung

porch

porch

roof roof

roof

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a stoop

a stoop

pyramidal roof

roof

roof

board and batten corrugated

texture

double hung

porch porch

porch gable roof

casement

horizontal rainscreen

Window Elements

windows

reducedreduced home reduced home home getting above water gettinggetting above water above water expandability expandability expandability operating operating costsoperating costs costs ribbon

horizontal laphorizontal siding rainscreen

reduced home texture costs textureoperating

getting above water texture

sliding

windows porch

windows porch

security

window seat

window elements lattice work slab on grade

window elements slab on grade slab on grade

foundation foundation doors foundation

screened in-fillopen

foundation

open

foundation foundation

slab on grade

foundation foundation

gable roof

foundation

gable roof

foundation foundation

foundation

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Fifth Ward Work Item 2: Home Design

Awaiting Final Notes From Table

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OS S

F

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A I N

OST/South Union

OS S

Work Item #1: Context

Existing community:

Materials

Peaceful/safe/friendly

People have lived there a long time

**convenience/conveniently located** - new light rail line on MLK,

very exciting to residents

Shops and services are available in the community

Many older residents (need to consider universal design/aging in place)

Lots of big old trees, shade

Good sized lots

Spacious homes/floor plans

Homes are not cookie cutter

Important Things

Doors: like the look of glass in the door (top half ) but prefer it be obscured in some way.

Garages (attached preferred because of weather) Porch – enlarged is good

Residents spend lots of time outside, part of the friendly

neighborhood culture

so porch is very important as a way to socialize with others/place to

sit and be social

**like to be outside** Safety is not a major concern – property crimes/burglaries are not the issue in the neighborhood. People look out for neighbors and everybody knows each other so strangers stand out. Crime is focused more on commercial properties, public spaces.

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Flooring: homes have quality materials now – ceramic tile/some wood.

Concerns about cheap materials – carpet especially for allergy and health reasons.

Exterior: brick, brick, brick! All residents attracted to the permanence and solidity of brick/masonry.

Foundation: homes in the area are primarily slab on grade – elevation achieved by fill if required.

Driveway: preference for the concrete driveway is clear because it’s what residents are used to. Like to use the driveway as a gathering space.

Understand the benefits of something more permeable when it is explained to them.

Windows: attracted to the traditional pattern/divided lite look.

Roof: pyramid roof with gable expression (red house) is preferred by most.

Like laminated asphalt shingle look, not black asphalt.

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OST/South Union

OS S

Work Item 1: Context energy efficiency Building Performance

security Texture

durability

Wild Cards

brick veneer

expandability durability

energy efficiency asphalt

ribbon

driveways

horizontal lap siding

vegetative

asphalt

Drivewaydriveways

driveways

getting above water

reduced home operating costs

ribbon decomposed granite

driveways driveways

corner porch

concrete

driveways driveways

Porch

concrete

vegetative

screen porch

traditional

driveways porch driveways

Windows

driveways gable roof

glass panel door

roof

roof

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pyramidal roof security door

roof

doors

doors

porch

a stoop

roof

screen door

screen door

doors doors

doors

roof

doors

doors

reduced home water getting above operating costs

mullions

windows Elements Window

fixed picture

sliding

windows windows

double hung double hung

awning

fixed picture

windows windows window elements windows

storm shutters

reduced home operating costs double hung

windows window elements

decorative shutters

windows window elements

half lite door

doors Foundation

double hung

fixed picture

lattice work

flush panel door

windows

windows slab on grade

doorsfoundation

open

foundation

shading louvres

double hung

slab on grade

doors foundation

screened in-fill

flush panel door

reduced getting above water gettinghome above water expandability texture operating costs expandability texture

porch windows

porch

security sliding

shake

double hung

doors

open porch

driveways

half lite doorsecurity door

pyramidal roof solid panel door

hip roof

roof

driveways

concrete

doors

security durability mullions

windows

windows

corrugated

casement

casement

windows windows

porch windows windows

porch

sliding

windows

solid panel door

Doors decomposed granitefull length porch

mullions

expandability texture

glass panel door

Roof

energy efficiency texture security energy efficiency durability texture durability

casement

concrete

board and batten

expandability

horizontal rainscreen

reduced home energy efficiency operating costs texture

getting above water security

Lap siding and brick combination

Bay Windows

Storm Door

foundation

gable roof

foundation

foundation

window elements

security bars

window elements

window seat

window elements

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OST/South Union

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Work Item 2: Home Design Layout: Foyer/Entryway is preferred

Spacious rooms, lots of windows

No washer/dryer in garage Big yard

Separation of master bedroom and other bedrooms, but

proximity to main space is still good. Prefer not to be in the

front of the house or with windows to the street.

Taller ceilings are preferred.

Big laundry room is nice Model Homes: Attached garage, adjacent to laundry room

Open concept liv/din/kit

Computer/work area adjacent to kitchen Kitchen Island

Extra bathroom (2nd bathroom)

Master bath in rear but still close to open concept room

Hallway to 2nd/third bedroom w/bathroom between Back deck Foyer

Breakfast area/eat-in kitchen

Wide concrete driveway

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Summary Elements: Context: Location

Friendly Neighborhoods supported by front porches Durable materials/construction Homes/Layout: Spacious homes w/open concept Attached Garage

Adaptability for aging in place

F

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Sunnyside

F

OS S

Summary Durability 4 Energy Eff. 1 Security 1 Energy:

Bills too high

Security: Gates/ Alarms; Commercial/ residential conflict; high flow of traffic Durability:

Well built house should include all the above, hurricane straps (need protection for future) Had issues getting roofs fixed after last hurricane, bad construction method

Security :

Maintenance is easy, not worried the roof/ foundation/ insulation is going to work; Issue of getting house reinsured, because repairs were not easy; Low maintenance Exterior materials/ Interior materials

Driveways: Less heat

Crushed granite 2

Green driveway 2 (prettier, cooler) Paver

Park on street 1 (doesn’t want to ruin grass, less hot in yard) Foundation:

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Pier & beam 0 Slab on grade 7 (don’t worry about critters) Wild Card 0

Roof: Gable 1

Pyramid 6 - like design and security, it’s accessible Hip Shed Porch: Screen porch 3

Full length porch 5

(can add swing and customize) (neighborly connection) Texture:

Brick 5 (durable) Corrugated 1 (worried about slab shifting & brick cracking) Traditional lap (looks like neighborhood)

Doors: Burglar bar 3 (want to keep the neighborhood secure but also beautiful)

Glass panel 3

Screen door 1 Windows:

Mullions 6 (like the traditional look, easier to use) Sliding 1 (worried casement might be hard to get out in fire, want energy efficiency)

Window elmts: decorative 1

storm 4 (security during storms/ hurricanes)

security 2 (burglar) Review:

Lot of good variety in choices, really brings character to the neighborhood. Starting to make choices to define your neighborhood, what is a Sunnyside house?

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Sunnyside

F

OS S

Work Item 1: Context brick veneer

Building Performance

durability

security energy efficiency

durability

getting above water expandability securitysecurity security durability durability durability

reduced home operatingexpandability costs

getting above water

energy efficiency

Texture

security

energy efficiency energy energy efficiency efficiency ribbon

concrete

driveways

ways

asphalt

ribbon

driveways Drivewaydriveways

concrete

driveways

asphalt

corner porch

ribbon

screen porch

concrete

driveways Porch

driveways driveways

reduced home operating costs texturetexture

porch

board and batten horizontal rainscreen horizontal rainscreen

texturetexture

horizontal rainscreen

texture

texture

horizontal lap siding horizontal lap siding

brick veneer brick veneer

horizontal lap siding

corrugated

textur

shake

texture texturetexture

texture

textur

traditional

driveways

Windows

Wild Card

porch

porch

Park On Street board and batten board and batten

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ways

concrete

vegetative

decomposed granite

driveways driveways

driveways

concrete

driveways

driveways driveways

driveways

glass panel door

Roof

concrete

a stoop

screen porch

driveways porch porch

solid panel door

Doors

doors

doors

a stoop

roof

roof

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shed roof

shed roof

roof

gable roof

gable roof

pyramidal roof

pyramidal roof

roof

roof

pyramidal roofhip roof

pyramidal roof

roof

roof

roof

hip roof

roof

roof

security door glass panel door

roof

screen door solid panel door

doors doors

security door

roof

door door half lite door flush panelsecurity

doors doors

screen door

doors

fixed picturefixed picture

open porch

windows windows screen door

screened in-fill

doors

windows windows

awning half lite door

energy efficiency windows windows storm shutters

foundation

window elements

shadingflush louvres panel door

slab on grade

expandability windows windows security bars awning

awning

gable roof

window seat storm shutters

shading louvres storm shutters

foundation foundationwindow elements window elements window elements

reduce operatin

getting above water

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open

s

durability

decorative shutters

double hung double hung

windows porch windows

slab on grade

doors doorsdoorsfoundation

flush panel door

doors

lattice work

texturetexture sliding

window elements windowElements elements doors doors Foundation Window

double hung double hung

porch

shake

sliding

mullions

porchporch windows windows solid panel door

doorsdoors

porch gable roof

porch porch

shake

texturetexture mullions

casement casement open porch traditional

half lite door glass panel door

full length porch

gable roof

corrugated

texturetexture decomposed granite full length porch corner porch

vegetative

corrugated

security bars decorative shutters

window elements window elements

decorative shutters

window ele

window seat

window ele

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Sunnyside Work Item 2: Home Design Shotgun style house Model: open concept, better flow of spaces outside laundry

separate mater bed room space

better hierarchy of space Big Ideas:

Building concepts

Durability: with this, everything else follows: energy efficiency, security, health Streets a problem Security:

storm shutters

Foundation:

slab on grade

House Layout: Open concept Two bathrooms

Separate living & bedroom spaces Outdoor living

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Appendices Contents The following pages document the activities that participants from each neighborhood completed.

Agenda Participants Work Item 1: Context Work Item 2: Home Design

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Agenda Today is a working charrette with neighborhood leaders, community members, residents who have applied to DR2 and local architectus to share project information and design preferences for DR2 CRA & Outreach Areas.

Participant input will inform preliminary schematic home design floor plans and elevations.

Agenda 8:30 Arrival/Coffee/Check-in 9:00 Welcome 9:05 Orientation of the Day and Program Overview 9:15 First Work Item: Context

Group Table Introductions and warm up discussion about your neighborhood

General Discussion about your neighborhood

Activity #1 - Context Playing Cards 10:45 Break 10:50

Second Work Item: Home Design Activity #2 - Exisiting Home Arrangement exercise Activity #3 - Model Home Design exercise

12:00 Sharing & Next Steps 12:30 Adjourn

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Participants Neighborhood Residents & Community Members Acre Homes Dr. Anita Spivey Rev. David Madison Diedra Houston Jeff Spivey Keela Bowens Lester Washington Meschell Turner Independence Heights Crystal Bouie Ella Murray Joyce Hurd Kim Bouie Kelvin Williams Tanya Debose Near Northside Frank Barrera Raymond Garcia

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Fifth Ward Barbara Hubbard Florence Coleman Jacqueline Cox Janice Harris Raymond Trimmer Katrina Rhodes Kelvin Wagner Rosa Valley OST/ South Union Cecilia Fontenot Curtis Wilson Jr. Gwen Fedrick Johnny Hopkins Leonel Salinas Shawndlyn Lockett Yoschico Cross Sunnyside Brenda Carraway Debra Walker Felicia Lacy Karen Ridley

City of Houston Andrea Jones Cedrick LaSane Joel North Kent Hadnot Neal Racliffe

DR2 Grant Administrator Horne Lizzy Adelagun Tiffany Schwarzauer

Neighborhood Advocates The Bryant Design Group Antoine Bryant Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Chrishelle Palay Texas Organizing Project Tarsha Jackson

Design Team

Local Design Architects

buildingcommunityWORKSHOP Brent Brown Ann Panopio Julia Lindgren Ryan Campbell April Ward Craig Weflen

Brett Zamore Design Brett Zamore

Community Design Resource Center University of Houston Susan Rogers Gulf Coast Community Design Studio David Perkes Mike Grote Sarah Grider unabridged Architecture John Anderson Steve Miller

Cedric Douglas Cedric Douglas Glassman Shoemake Maldonado Architects Ernesto Maldonado M+A Architecture Studio Kiza Forgie McIntyre and Robinowitz Bob Rabinowitz Mike McIntyre Lantz Full Circle/Enter Architecture Karen Lantz Gabriel Cuellar Logan and Johnson Jason Logan Matt Johnson

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Work Item 1: Context Participants were asked to prioritize the following Building Performance

durability

security energy efficiency

durability

security energy efficiency

durability Texture

getting above water expandability securitysecuritysecurity energy energy efficiency energy efficiency efficiency durability durability durability

reduced home operatingexpandability costs

getting above water

reduced home expandability operating costs

getting above water

energy efficiency

security

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asphalt

ribbon

Driveway

concrete

driveways

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ribbon

driveways driveways

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asphalt

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ribbon

vegetative concrete

concrete

concrete

concrete

driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways driveways gable roof

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vegetative

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concrete

decomposed granite

driveways driveways

roof

roof

vegetative

vegetative

pyramidal roofgable roof

gable roof

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concrete

roof

pyramidal roof gable roof

roof

roof

decomposed granite corner porch

driveways driveways

driveways gable roof

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pyramidal roof

roof

roof

roof

roof

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texturetexture traditional

porch porch

porch porch

roof

glass panel door glass panel door

roof

security door security door

hip roof

roof

roof

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shake

texturetexture screen porch

a stoop

a stoop

hip roof

open porch

solid panel door solid panel door

doors doors

screen door

doors doors

open porch

porch porch

porch porch hip roof

roof

screen porch

shake

pyramidal roof

full length porch full length porch

roof

corrugated

driveways porch porchdriveways gable roof

concrete

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corner porch

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driveways Porch

driveways driveways

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roof

screen door

porch porc

half lite door half lite door

doors doors

doors door

flush panel door flush panel door

doors doors

doors doors

casement

Windows

casement

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texture texture corner porch

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decorative shutters

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corner porch

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texturetexture

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board and batten

texture screen porch

porch porch

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screen porch

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porch

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storm shutters storm shuttersstorm shuttersshadingdecorative decorative shutters louvres shutters security bars decorative shutters

window seat

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texture texture traditional corner porch

awning

storm shutters

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porch elements window

awning decorative shutters

storm shutters

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window elements

decorative shutters slab on grade lattice work

slab on grade

slab on grade

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porchwindow foundation window elementsfoundation elements window elementsfoundation window elements foundation

security bars

security bars security bars

window seat

window seat window seat

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a stoop

open porch full length porch

porch porch solid panel door

doors

windows windows

windows

windows windows windows

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porch porch

windows

fixed picture

horizontal rainscreen

textureElements Window

texture traditional

sliding

windows windows

windows

horizontal lap siding

texture texture

mullions

double hungdouble hung

windows windows

horizontal rainscreen brick veneer

casement

windows

shake

glass panel door

a stoop

porch porch half lite door glass panel door

doors

shading louvres

open porch full length porch

window porch porch elements

porch half lite door glass panel door

solid panel door

doors doors

a stoop

solid panel door

open porch

window porch elements

window seat shading louvres

security bars

screened in-fill

window seat

open

gable roof

screened in-fill

open

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half lite door

doors Foundation

doors doors

doors

security bars

lattice work

doors

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slab on grade

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foundation

open porch

porch

porch half lite door screen door

solid panel door security door

doors doors

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board and batten

porch

texture screen porch

sliding

double hung double hungdouble hung

shake

texturetexture screen porch

mullions

windows windows

texture

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corrugated horizontal rainscreen

fixed picture

horizontal lap siding

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sliding

casement

windows windows windows windows windows windows windows windows

horizontal rainscreen brick veneer

texture

texture

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casement

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windows

windows

windows windows windows brick veneer

mullions

screen door

flush panel door security door

doors doors

doors doors

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doors

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security door flush panel door

screen door

open

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gable roof

gable roof

gable roof

foundation foundation foundation foundation foundation foundation foundation foundation foundation

gable roof

foundation

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Work Item 2: Home Design Participants diagramed their exisitng home and site layout, and designed their model home to accommodate their family’s needs; indicating programmatic adjacencies and the most important areas within the home.

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Participants used the stickers below to place and arrange program on the two gameboards on the right. They were asked to represent their current homes on the gameboard labelled “My Home,” and their model home on the gameboard labelled “My Model Home.”

My neighborhood’s Name: My interest in this neighborhood is:

My neighborhood’s Name: DR2 Applicant

City Staff

Neighborhood Resident

Elected Official

Community Leader

Other

My interest in this neighborhood is:

Instructions:

DR2 Applicant

City Staff

Neighborhood Resident

Elected Official

Community Leader

Other

MY MODEL HOME

Instructions:

1. Place stickers in the area marked “your lot.” Map out the basic layout of your current home and backyard.

1. Imagine your model home. Place stickers in the area marked “your lot,” to map out the ideal layout of your future home and backyard.

Things to think about: + What rooms are located in the front of your home? the back of your home? the side of your home?

Things to think about: + What activities do you want to take place in the front of your home? the back of your home? the side of your home?

+ How do you enter your home? + What activities you do inside and outside your home?

+ What spaces do you want located next to one another? far apart from one another?

2. Draw a circle around areas in your home or yard that you really enjoy.

Why did you circle what you did? (ex: open kitchen, I can see/hear kids)

+ How do you want to enter your home? + How many people typically gather in various living spaces? + What activities do you like to do that are private? public?

3. Draw a square around areas in your home or yard that you would like to change.

Why did you circle what you did? (ex: bedroom, too dark/small space)

2. Place the “extra storage” sticker on the area of your home that you would like to have additional storage. (a closet will be included in each bedroom.)

3. Place the “extra space” sticker on the area of your home that you would like to give additional square footage to.

4. Draw and arrow indicating where you would like your front and back door to be located.

5. Draw circles where you would like your windows to be located.

YOUR LOT

YOUR LOT

NEIGHBOR’s LOT

NEIGHBOR’s LOT STREET

NEIGHBOR’s LOT

NEIGHBOR’s LOT STREET

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