2015 Michigan “MISSING MIDDLE” Housing Design Competition
Registration Deadline: Monday, Apr 6, 201511:19 PMEDT
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 22, 20153:19 PMEDT
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A Creative Housing Design Competition
The Michigan “MISSING MIDDLE” Housing Design Competition
An open design competition intended to spur the development of creative, mixed-income and, affordable “Missing Middle” Michigan housing developments in our state’s downtowns and along key transit corridors.
Overview
As the demand for living in urban environments continues to strengthen across the State of Michigan, the need to accommodate the growing contemporary housing market has become much more apparent. While certain types of housing have been developed to meet the demand, such as adaptive re-use conversions and higher density single-family residential projects, there are still a number of housing typologies that have not been commonly built. This “Missing Middle” Housing type is one that consists of very affordable medium density residential units, typically inserted into tight sites in previously developed areas and within pedestrian-oriented environments.
Context and Regional Emphasis
There is considerable variation in the urban environments of Michigan. However, there are physical elements, materials, uses and site orientations that can be identified as indicative of Michigan specifically and the Great Lakes Region generally. Consequently, design solutions proposed for this “Missing Middle” Michigan Housing Design Competition should strongly consider these context and regional issues as an important part of the development of any responsive and creative design concept submitted.
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