United Porches Of Suburbia

Daniel Swarovski, BA (Year: 3)

In response to the housing crisis currently being faced in Los Angeles the projects aims to propose a new model of living which focuses on low cost housing facilitated by cohabitation in order to overcome surging real estate prices and the lack of physical social interaction caused by the disappearance of public space in suburbia. Social media and portable technology have facilitated our modern way of living, often causing alienation both online and the physical world. By using a system of porches connecting, a historically important yet forgotten architectural element the project aims to increase informal gatherings within the suburban landscape and in between the residents of the proposed community housing development.