Back Lane Intensification by Pyatt Studio
Many older cities have infrastructures with back lanes, relics of an era when streets were for people, and you kept the horses and the cars in the rear. It worked well; you could put the houses on narrower lots, and the garages were useful for a lot more than just vehicles. It also provides a great opportunity for urban intensification, although it is really tough to get approved and defines the term NIMBY. But who could say no to something as elegant as this studio in Boulder proposed by Rob Pyatt? (more)
via:treehugger
