DENSIFICATION Responsive to PLACE and DEMOGRAPHIC Change

Johns, Barry William

DENSIFICATION Responsive to PLACE and DEMOGRAPHIC Change

dc.contributor.advisor	Brown, John Leslie Stinson
dc.contributor.author	Johns, Barry William
dc.contributor.committeemember	Boutin, Marc Joseph
dc.contributor.committeemember	Macedo, Joseli
dc.contributor.committeemember	Burda, Cherise
dc.contributor.committeemember	Webster-Tweel, Brenda
dc.date	2023-11
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-12T22:30:56Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-12T22:30:56Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07
dc.description.abstract	This Doctor of Design thesis introduces BAAKFIL, a new paradigm to address the housing crisis in Canada with a focus in Edmonton, Alberta. My research objective is to explore a practice-based solution through a new business model and an architectural design tool-kit to illustrate how this model can be applied. BAAKFIL demonstrates how it is possible to address land cost to increase affordability. It promotes gentle densification of mature neighborhoods, in response to socio-cultural needs, demographics and sustainable community revitalization. A new business model about equity leveraging unlocks underutilized land; where an owner partners with a developer by putting up backyard space for development while retaining tenure in the original house and property. The developer builds new housing without purchasing or financing land. Land cost is removed from the project proforma, substantially reducing development costs and instantly increasing affordability for the consumer. This is a scalable solution across Canada. The BAAKFIL Design Tool-kit gives agency to the landowner (who continues to live in place) in promoting the design of sustainable and respectful architecture, responsive to neighborhood context. Broader conclusions are included about density, the micro-community and sustainable, resilient cities. BAAKFIL improves the ecology of urban neighborhoods by advocating the revitalization of city alleys. BAAKFIL is an acronym for Back Alley Advantage, Kinship, Family & Integrated Living. It is a densification model that supports the preservation of existing housing and population growth at the same time. BAAKFIL integrates innovation within the housing industry at a societal scale. It positions the architect inside the housing question. With gentle densification of mature neighborhoods over time, BAAKFIL increases affordability with redeeming socio-cultural value.
dc.identifier.citation	Johns, B. W. (2023). Densification responsive to place and demographic change (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116726
dc.identifier.uri	https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41568
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	housing
dc.subject	affordability
dc.subject	densification
dc.subject	community
dc.subject	equity
dc.subject	leveraging
dc.subject.classification	Architecture
dc.title	DENSIFICATION Responsive to PLACE and DEMOGRAPHIC Change
dc.type	doctoral thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Environmental Design
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.