When speaking of housing design, it is usually familar when it comes to multiple family houses or houses aiming at general people. Acquiescently,
houses purposely designed for special groups are regarded as excessively limited in audience they face. While for groups
including elders, kids or disables, the specialized designed details in residential spaces can bring them more easiness and comfortability.
Not like a housiing project for general people, Safe House is a project for two groups of people in two extreme situations in terms of age
range : Elders older than 70 who can barely live independently and kids under age 10 who are still in needs of babysitting. The site of Safe
House is in a peaceful but convenient area in Austin, Texas, which facing a plaza for public activities at north direction.
There are 3 different unit types for elders, kids and assistant families. With assistant families sharing the same community with elders and
kids, both richness and convenience are added to the community life. Two unit types for assistant families with single kid or multiple kids
locate at the north side of the site ; And one unit type of elders and kids living together occupies the other four sides.
Based on the flexible and rich sectional variations, while the exterior lo oks common, the infinite possibilities of the interior enable the two
special groups to live together with respective privates spaces but enjoy mutual help simultaneously. Furthermore, every furnitue piece
and forgettable details are elaborately conceived to satisfy their needs.
The structure for the houses is a mixed system of wo od and steel, allowing ventilation and HVAC system flowing though every unit
smoothly.