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PROFESSOR: JOHN MCRAE AND DAVID MATTHEWS COLLABORATION: E. GRIFFIN, S. STEIN, E. PRICE CLIENT: RED BIRD MISSION AND APPALACHIA INITIATIVE LOCATION: CLAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
NEED: The Appalachian initiative sought to bring multi-generational living to an under impoverished area within Clay County. Safe and reliable homes are a scarcity and this project took on the challenge of creating a new community within the constrains of flood susceptible terrain.
RESOLVE: The community is highly influenced by the cultural values within the Appalachian region. Land is distributed according to social order of hierarchy, with the church taking authority over residential dwellings. The homes are raised above the flood zone level and are interconnected with a boardwalk. The dwellings and pathways mirror the land contours to give a continues reference to the land. A bridge over the adjacent river crosses into the Red Bird Mission complex.