HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROTOTYPE

摘要

As the sloping metal roofs of this bungalow and its detached garage meet over an intimate enclosed courtyard, its half-scissor trusses and tri-tone cement board exterior clearly state: "Architects were here." Yet as one considers the rough surrounding neighborhood, where most of the houses have either fallen on hard times or been demolished entirely, that statement turns into a question: "But how did they get here?" The 1,300-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath house is a Habitat for Humanity prototype designed by principal Josh Shelton, AIA, and project architects Brandon Froelich and Steve Salzer, AIA, of the Kansas City, Mo.-based firm El Dorado, and built by Kansas City, Kan.-based Heartland Habitat for Humanity on the Kansas side of the border.