Project Description
Diverse housing, affordable housing, and workforce housing are among Portland’s most pressing needs. Recent changes in the city’s Re-Code initiative have expanded the potential for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to help meet those needs.
The Portland Society for Architecture (PSA) put forth the idea to visualize and test the limits of Portland’s new ADU policy by designing an ADU that addresses one or multiple of the new codes.
Scenario Chosen :
Scenario 1 – 13 Howard Street (R-6)
Two-family structure in the high-density neighbourhood. (Backyard ADU)
•Principle Structure Setbacks – Front 5’/ Side 5‘/ Rear 10’
•Max Lot Coverage – 60%
•Max Height – 45’
The ADU has been divided into two floors based on the time a room will supposedly be used :
1. The ground floor being, the living, dining and cooking area; will be spent less time in. It’s a public space for interaction with guests, thus there is no wall segregating these spaces.
2. The first floor however is a more private space. With a bedroom, bathroom, storage and working space, the floor demands segregation. And this segregation remains free to be altered as per user/’s needs, thus maybe making the bedroom wider, open storage, etc. This alteration would still make the floor a private one.