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The Post Covid Office

Geoffrey James looks to the time after the Covid crisis subsides in his latest article at Inc.com. Of particular interest is his...

Affordable Multifamily Housing

VRT has created an affordable housing plan for an individual or couple the elemental feature of which is a micro-apartment 'duplex', two...

Bourgeoisifying The Boarding House

The boarding house seems to have been around since the beginning of recorded history, a mode of habitation which worked quite well,...

Micro Homeless Shelter

New York City supposedly spends some Two Billion dollars per year housing some 75,000 homeless people - or around $ 25,000 per person. A...

The ICF Industry Should Try To Increase Market Share By Promoting Development Of New Architectural D

According to the construction industry website Statista, 2020 will see some 12 Trillion dollars worth of global construction. At the...

Contemplate / Work Pod

Studies show you learn better lying down while you work better sitting up. They also shows these activities are best accomplished in...

The Analysis / Synthesis microPod

Before the mind can function as an instrument of action, it must first function as an instrument of preparation. Preparation means...

ICF Textile Block Revival ?

Frank Lloyd Wright exiled himself to more libertarian California - after scandal and tragedy shooed him out of the more prim and proper...

Micro Office With Retractable Couch For The Low Ceiling Office

In previous posts, VRT proposed a micro office / couch design where existed high ceilings of 9 feet or more. Older office buildings...

Wrightian Revival: Spacial Style Over Mannerist Substance

When I first discovered Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture, I tried to copy elements from his buildings directly, to more or less...

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

At 3 AM the only sound you’ll hear in your Micro-Compound… is rent paying your mortgage.

The most adaptable home ever engineered. When Frank Lloyd Wright angled living spaces to expand the mind, we listened.When Mies van der Rohe aligned glass walls with landscape, we listened.Then we asked a single question: What if intelligence in architecture wasn’t carved in stone…but transformed with life itself? So we designed two precision-built homes on one fee-simple lot , each with its own private courtyard, storage, and parking, and engineered them to sleep eleven

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Nov 292 min read

Why This 40' x 27' Courtyard Doublewide Beats Every “Missing Middle” ADU on the Block

If you’ve ever looked at backyard ADUs, “gentle density,” or Missing Middle zoning and thought, There has to be a smarter way, you’re right. This is that way. We call it the NextGen Courtyard Doublewide™ :a 40' x 27' modern Mies/Farnsworth–inspired home on a 70' x 45' lot that: Sleeps up to 7 people comfortably Uses less land per person than typical ADU-in-the-back schemes And can, in many cases, pay its own mortgage 1. The Living Room That Sells the Whole Idea Most doub

robert carpenter

Nov 175 min read

🚫 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 63 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:...

robert carpenter

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...

robert carpenter

Jul 313 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)...

robert carpenter

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...

robert carpenter

Jul 131 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...

robert carpenter

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.”...

robert carpenter

Jul 82 min read

Turnkey Tenancy

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VRT Resimercial Design Theory

The Post Covid Office

Affordable Multifamily Housing

Bourgeoisifying The Boarding House

Micro Homeless Shelter

The ICF Industry Should Try To Increase Market Share By Promoting Development Of New Architectural D

Contemplate / Work Pod

The Analysis / Synthesis microPod

ICF Textile Block Revival ?

Micro Office With Retractable Couch For The Low Ceiling Office

Wrightian Revival: Spacial Style Over Mannerist Substance

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At 3 AM the only sound you’ll hear in your Micro-Compound… is rent paying your mortgage.

Why This 40' x 27' Courtyard Doublewide Beats Every “Missing Middle” ADU on the Block

🚫 The Trailer Park Killer 🚫

The $150K Villa: Why Rent an Apartment?

The DoubleWide SingleWide Courtyard Combo

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

Introducing the El Centro 40’ x 27’

The Best ADU Ever Made? We Think So.

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

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

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