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Dwell Interviews UNION for: ‘The Case for New Looking Affordable Housing’
Proportion. Quality materials, and the dignity of belonging—that's the work.
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There’s a persistent myth in housing development that affordable housing must look like affordable housing—that tight budgets inevitably produce buildings that stand apart from their surroundings, announcing their subsidized status through stark materials and utilitarian design.
Our work challenges that assumption.
Dwell Magazine recently published a feature on designing new affordable housing that fits within historic neighborhoods. The article explores how architecture can respond to local context while meeting today’s housing needs.
Union Co-Founder and Managing Partner Douglas Kallfelz was interviewed for the piece and shared the firm’s approach to Union projects Sea Captains’ Row in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and Capitol Square in Providence, Rhode Island. Both projects draw from the scale, proportions, and forms of their surroundings while delivering affordable homes.
