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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 .