Eco-Futures Designs Inc.

Planning For The Future …

Naturally

Neo-Traditional/ Ecological Design

Challenges & Opportunities

• Noise Pollution through traffic

• Contamination of site

• Industry

• Prime salmon habitat

• Wetlands/Flood plane

• Waterfront

• Proximity to Cotton Wood Island Park

Neo-Traditional DesignPart (I) … Housing

• Target Population 216

• 2.3 People per Unit/Family Oriented Community

• Housing unit clusters

• Efficient single-family housing and town-homes

• 9.15m x 15.24 (30’x50’) per unit

• Ecologically Designed

Eco-design … Some Basic Design Features of Housing

• Southern Oriented

• Solar Cells / Passive Solar linked Heating

• Housing is Raised 4 ft. on Pillars

Eco-design … Some Basic Design Features of Housing

•Storage Area between Connecting Walls of Units - Sound Dampening

•Vehicular Space Minimized - Common Space Maximized

Basic Design Features … Open Space between Housing

• Separation Between Housing Clusters/Units provides pedestrian access and green space

• Focus to Central Square

Neo-Traditional Design Part (II) … Open Space

• Re-Vegetate Native Species

• Promote Floodplain Characteristics

• Maintain Ecological Integrity

Neo-Traditional Design Part (III) … Community Square

• “Somewhere Roughly in the Middle”

• Pedestrian Oriented

Neo-Traditional Design Part (III) … Community Square

• Focal Point … i.e. Fountain/Small Park Area

• Brick Interlaced

• Basic Services– Grocery & Bus

Stop– Benches & Trees

Neo-Traditional Design ...Streets

• 7 Meters Wide

• Street Parking– reduces speed– minimizes pavement

• Green Space ‘Lined’

• No Curbs

• Two choices to any Destination

Thank you for yourinterest in our “common future!”

We value and appreciate your input.

Eco-Futures Designs Inc.

Contact us at:www.savetheworld.com