Compact Infill
Compact Infill
SMALL GROUPS
- Studies for low impact density: infill, retrofit
- Attached, Detached (Tiny, Little, Middling)
TRANSECT & DENSITY
- Studies for density: 15 du/ac for MBTA benchmark
- Transect Zones T-3.0, T-3.5, T-4.0, T-4.5, T-5.0
CSD – TND TRANSLATION
- Conventonial (CSD) vs. Traditional (TND) comparison
- Integration of restorative planning and design
Urban form more decisive than density measures
- Proper scale, orientation to street, lively fronts
- Context espectful building protects local character
Development with careful ‘house scale’ form
- Housing prototypes and traditional town principles
- Visualization and metrics to new building
- Control of entitlements and incentives
Small projects integrate local character and custom
- Careful scale, appropriate character, complementary
- Good architecture can bring affordability to the market
- Design adds economic value to development
Small /moderate dwelling size mix – to address cost
- Diverse, artful physical templates remain essential
- Standards for modest homes increasingly out of reach