Architecture & Design
How to Design Affordable Small-Lot Housing in Urban Areas
Small-lot infill housing has become more ubiquitous in urban areas such as New York City as developers seek to cash in on trendy older neighborhoods. Architect Carmi Bee describes his development and application of contemporary prototypes for such housing.
Affordable Housing Architecture Strives for Creativity
Architecture from the New York City-based firms Meltzer/Mandl Architects and RKT&B Architects show that affordable housing design doesn’t have to be boring or unappealing despite budget limitations.
MHN Interview with Galina Tachieva: Add Multi-Housing to Malfunctioning Suburbs
Incorporate multifamily housing into the fabric of malfunctioning suburbs–or the Boomers and Echo Boomers will move out, says Galina Tachieva, partner and director of town planning at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ). Tachieva decribes the ways in which the burden rests on multifamily developers to play a leading role this century in reclaiming the sprawl-marred suburbs.
Luxe List Home Adds 12 Atlanta Communities to Its 2010 List
Los Angeles–Luxe List Home has chosen 12 luxury apartment communities in Atlanta for inclusion in the 2010 Luxe List.
Free-up Building Development Dollars
Conventional framing techniques use about 15 percent to 20 percent more framing material than is structurally needed.
Meet the 2010 Excellence Award Winners
The MHN Excellence Awards recognize the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies and properties.
Web Feature: Packing in Amenities for Multi-Generational Demographic
New York–Apartment renters across the country desire amenities.
Oi Cellular Furniture: A Unique Couch to Lounge On
Oi’s new cellular furniture system is a unique line of seating and surface components, which fit onto a 30-in. x 30-in. base to create a cell. The cells can be combined to create hundreds of configurations.
Solving Acoustical Problems in Multifamily Construction
As population growth, sustainable design, urban planning imperatives and work-at-home trends combine to produce higher residential densities and occupancy hours in cities, residents’ concern for privacy increases.
MHN Interview with Lisa Gelfand: Stimulus Money Helped Start Three Projects
Lisa Gelfand, principal at Gelfand Architects talks to MHN about the importance of the AARO funds in getting these projects done and the challenges in converting former these hotels into residential units.