First place winner entry to the 2008 Florida Cottage Design Competition presented by the Florida Foundation for Architecture.

2. Florida Cottage Design challenge Sometimes what starts as temporary can become permanent. this design looks to Florida’s past to find clues to create housing that respects the dignity of it’s inhabitants and forms the foundation for a community. Design solution : Whether it is after a natural disaster or financial troubles, This entry seeks to provide an economic solution to quickly create a sustainable & adaptable framework onto which individuals can express themselves, Choose a configuration that meets their needs and allow for true interaction with their neighbors and the environment; a framework upon which a community can be built. an adaptable solution “ Almost three years after the hurricane, city officials estimate there are more than 3,000 trailers left in New Orleans.” (Source: JJ SutherlanD; NPR 7/19/2008) Because a community is made of people, not just buildings.

3. Florida’s Typologies I-House Four-Square Dog-Trot Shot-Gun The solution is in Creating a kit of parts that will allow families to adapt and customize their home according to their needs or site specific issues.

5. Basic Configuration Components: Main Roof Front Porch Back Porch Car Porch Finished Units are shipped to the site and assembled using special integral brackets which also provide attachment for the roof structure. This system allows components to be changed or disassembled as needed.

8. The Parts Create the whole

11. The Community The pre-manufactured framework allows for architectural Diversity that represents a true Florida community and contextual adjustment to take advantage of Florida’s abundant sun .

12. An Adaptable Solution In the end providing shelter only satisfies the most basic of human needs. This design concept strives to reach beyond, by providing a framework where true diversity can be accomplished and a self sustainable community can be formed.