This O House
This O House proposes an affordable and sustainable design alternative to current gated townhouse developments in historical Third Ward of Houston, Texas. Its design replaces traditional view of a house as consumption with new concept that a house can generate income and energy to sustain homeownership.
Project Media
Micro Community + Design Concepts
The central courtyard provides a micro community space for its users. The versatile open courtyard space can accommodate myriad of functions such as pool, garden or playground, making it highly adaptable to different living arrangements.
Sustainable Community + Design Concepts
This O House proposes an affordable and sustainable alternative to current gated townhouses mushroom across this historical neighborhood. The design concept celebrates the identity of the neighborhood while embracing new infrastructure such as the metro light rail.
Site Plan + Floor Plan
Site plan showing different configurations of project arrangement on site. Floor plans illustrate two layout configuration - single family home and duplex home.
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This is a project that could truly come to fruition. Sustainable, functional and purposeful! Great job.
A good concept that could already be implemented in the current world situation - addressing the current housing problems. The architectural design is also visually very pleasing.
Clear presentation of idea. Specific site with precised needs is answered with thought-through design including economy ecology and diversification. Simple idea answering many purposes.