Seattle Seeks Density as New Normal

Seattle architect David Neiman writes about his city's attempt to find a new housing form that results in a denser city as appealing as the single family fabric that came before it, while managing all the cars.

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March 16, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT

By urbanguy

"In Seattle, as in most of America, the most common form of home ownership is the single-family house. While personal preferences may vary, it’s fair to say that a fondness for this type of housing is baked into our cultural DNA. Seattle was built on single family homes as the basic unit of housing, but that model has run its course. Most of our new inventory is coming in a denser form – rowhouses and townhouses. The front lawn, the backyard, and the gabled roof are being replaced with front stoops, rooftop decks, and parapets."

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