PENDARIES DUPLEX HOUSING

Fire Resilient Multifamily Living

The purpose of this project is to offer fire resilient replacement housing and alternative living spaces to the people of Pendaries Village and the people of San Miguel and Mora County after the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires.

This housing is designed to fill a missing niche in the Pendaries community by providing a middle housing option instead of the typical detached single-family housing available in the area. A duplex is the happy medium between detached single-family houses of the area and highdensity living inappropriate to the village of Pendaries. Duplex housing is a nice alternative for the area since the shared either rented or purchased living space is less expensive and easier to maintain appropriate for older or fixed income residents.

Duplex floor plans

The fact that the living area is shared with a wall also allows the dwellings to look as one cohesive house instead of two living units, which is something that was discussed with the Pendaries community. The shared units also take an exterior wall out of the equation for heating and cooling and have less surface area for fire resiliency.

The Duplex units are designed with two different floor plans to serve two important demographics in the community. One unit is designed with two bedrooms featuring closets and a shared bathroom space to house a couple with the space for children if needed.

The second bedroom in this unit can be used as a flex space and can be used as an office or studio. This unit could also suit part time Pendaries residents and would lend well to a summer dwelling to use with the kids while they are out of school.

The other unit features an ADA bathroom with wheelchair accessible spaces which is designed with the again couple or widow in mind. The unit is the same size but lacks a closet in the second bedroom for the extra space in the restroom. In this unit the second bedroom can be used as an office or a guest bedroom.