Background Eugene has one of the highest populations of unhoused people per capita in the country. Our goal in creating this community is to provide people with shelter by designing micro-units that can be quickly assembled and are made out of inexpensive, but durable materials. In this project we are striving to create community for... Continue Reading →

Group 6: Nada Albader, William Ko, Sydney Palmer This multi-phase project aims to fill the need for emergency housing with rapidly deployable shelters alongside plans for future development to meet the needs of a permanent community. The first phase of emergency response includes the construction of small micro-units to serve as sleeping pods. Later, modular... Continue Reading →

The community for all is intended to house refugees from many different situations: natural disaster survivors, the homeless, those who are escaping domestic violence and assault. This little community is trying to provide a secure, safe, and affordable housing options for people affected by such events. From the modular housing units to the large community... Continue Reading →

After gaining inspiration from raw-wood precedents like the Roundwood House by Rural Studio, we have been developing a system for using timber poles in their most structural and natural form. The unique hollow steel tube connection inspired us to research more complex wood connections that we may employ. The system of constructing a canopy for... Continue Reading →

The Riverwood project is a Micro Unit housing intended to provide shelter for refugees. It is designed to be rapidly constructed and easily expandable. These units can be a temporary or permanent housing solution which overtime can be developed into an entire community. Units will be constructed to individual resident's needs, and overtime can be... Continue Reading →

The Riverwood micro-unit housing project is intended to provide shelter for refugees. It is designed to be rapidly constructed and easily expandable and showcases the use of our micro unit system. These units can be a temporary or permanent housing solution which overtime can be developed into an entire community. Units will be constructed to... Continue Reading →

Timber Tectonics Fall 2020 Midterm - Group 6

This hexagonal design combines its unique design and reciprocal roof system to provide a safe community to those in need in Eugene. This design accommodates both large families and single people with both clusters and stand-alone structures. The community garden, community space, and areas set aside for private backyards come together as a welcoming space.

 After gaining inspiration from raw-wood precedents like the Roundwood House by Rural Studio, we have been developing a system for using timber poles in their most structural and natural form. The unique hollow steel tube connection was a low-stress precursor to our current modular steel connection, and promises to provide a mass-producible system for connecting... Continue Reading →

By: Brooke Everard, Chandler Arnsdorf, Brandon Conrad In recent years and the past few months the west coast has been faced with record setting fires. These monstrous disasters have displaced many families with some being faced with nowhere to go. Our simple micro-unit housing solution aims to help people such as those displaced by these... Continue Reading →