Rural Studio’s 20K Homes Reveal the Systemic Problems Behind Affordable Housing

Dave’s Home was completed in 2009 by a team of four Outreach students. "The students are directly engaged in the research and development of the houses," says Rusty. "We do research with students in studio and they develop a house around a certain set of constraints. As they design that house, we work with our community partners to find a homeowner in our service population that needs a house that meets the performa the students are designing around. After the students build that house to client needs, we give the home to that client."