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The Suburban Riad

The Moroccan Riad turns the domestic architecture of the West inside out and upside down - literally. Where say in the typical US...

The Coast To Coast Riad Based Duplex

One tends to think of the duplex in the guise of the row house with one unit adjacent to the other running along the street. What if...

Financial Analysis of Hypothetical 300 Unit Multi-family Value-Add Rehab

🚫 The Trailer Park Killer 🚫

Why the Micro-Compound is the Future of Manufactured Housing For decades, the phrase “trailer park” has been synonymous with stigma. Rows...

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Sep 73 min read

The $150K Villa: Why Rent an Apartment?

The $150K Villa That Makes Apartments Obsolete For decades, we’ve been told the same story: if you want affordability, you have to rent...

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Aug 213 min read

The DoubleWide SingleWide Courtyard Combo

1. Lot Geometry and Density Math We’re talking about a tiny lot : Lot size: 65’ × 78’ = 5,070 sq. ft. ≈ 0.116 acres Occupancy capacity:...

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Aug 202 min read

Reimagining the Singlewide: A Synthesis of Wright, Antiquity, and the Garden Square

The American housing crisis demands not merely cost-effective shelter, but a re-enchantment of affordable living, an architecture that...

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Aug 13 min read

Introducing the El Centro 40’ x 27’

“Don’t tell me it’s affordable. Show me it lives like a $2 million flat in Echo Park.” — David Ogilvy (if he sold homes in 2025)...

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Jul 152 min read

The Best ADU Ever Made? We Think So.

Let’s be honest: most ADUs feel like an afterthought. Bare-bones. Spartan. Cold. A box with plumbing. Not this one. Introducing the...

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Jul 141 min read

The El Centro Manufactured House / ADU Combo: Where Smart Design Meets Affordable Ownership

A major trend in urban design today is the splitting of oversized suburban lots to make room for additional housing—most often in the...

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Jul 102 min read

Why Just Squeeze Two Homes Onto One Lot—When You Can Design Both to Feel Fun, Festive, and Spacious

Introducing the El Centro Courtyard Collection: A New Standard in Small-Lot Urban Luxury. “The consumer isn’t a moron. She’s your wife.”...

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Jul 92 min read

The Ideal BTR Unit Has Arrived, Wrapped in a Courtyard

Welcome to the NextGen Mobile Home Park , where high design meets practical living all within a standard 40' x 125' lot. Forget what you...

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Jul 32 min read

The Triplex Adapted To 50' X 70' Lots

From Empty to Enchanted: How Missing Middle Infill Revives the Mobile Home Lot In a sparsely populated mobile home park, a small...

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May 312 min read

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