Congo Street Green Initiative, Dallas, Texas

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	Congo Street Green Initiative
Designer	buildingcommunityWorkshop, Dallas, Texas, USA
Location	Dallas, Texas, USA
Date	2008 to 2011
Building Type	Single-Family Housing
Climate	Hot Temperate
Context	Suburban
Architectural Style	Modern
Street Address
Notes	Renovation or reconstruction of five single-family homes, plus construction of a new, temporary "Holding House" structure.

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 2.1 Green Initiative Houses on Congo Street 2.2 Project Credits 3 Maps 4 Other Resources 5 References 6 External Links

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Building Details
Client	Congo Street residents
Awards	Recipient, AIA Dallas Design Awards 2007, Excellence in Community Design Recipient, AIA Dallas Design Awards 2008, Excellence in Community Design Recipient, AIA Dallas Design Awards 2008, Excellence in Sustainable Design Recipient, AIA Dallas Design Awards 2010, Excellence in Community Design Recipient, AIA Dallas Design Awards 2010, Excellence in Sustainable Design Recipient, AIA HUD Secretary Housing Award 2010

Winner of the AIA/HUD Secretary Award for 2010 in the category of Community-Informed Design. "The Community-Informed Design Award recognizes design that supports physical communities as they rebuild social structures and relationships that may have been weakened by out-migration,disinvestment, and the isolation of inner-city areas."—HUD

[edit] Green Initiative Houses on Congo Street

• 4523 Congo Street, Dallas, Texas
• 4525 Congo Street, Dallas, Texas
• 4529 Congo Street, Dallas, Texas
• 4533 Congo Street, Dallas, Texas
• 4537 Congo Street, Dallas, Texas (also known as Holding House. New construction; completed October 2008)
• 4539 Congo Street, Dallas, Texas

[edit] Project Credits

• Consultant: TMBP/Click Structural Engineering
• Engineer: GSEI

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[edit] Other Resources

[edit] References

• "Housing Awards from HUD and the AIA" by Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 500, 2010.1208, pN1-1.

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• Congo Street Green Initiative at the American Institute of Architects web site
• "AIA/HUD Secretary Awards Recognize Four Outstanding Housing Projects," AIA press release, 2010.1012
• AIA/HUD Secretary's Housing and Community Design Awards - 2010 Winners at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) web site
• bcWorkshop web site