Narrow Lot Competition 2013-10-20Narrow Lot
Architectural Design Competition
City of Northampton, Massachusetts
Offi ce of Planning and Sustainability
1 Garfi eld Avenue,
Florence Village, Northampton, MA
primary co-sponsors:competition host:
Western Mass. Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects &
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Competition Summary
Overview
Objective:
Eligibility:
Registration Fee:
Promotion:
Prizes:
Commission:
Schedule:
Rights:
Design a single family home on a narrow lot.
Any team making an entry must have a licensed architect on the team.
$100 for the fi rst entry.
$50 for any additional entry from the same fi rm.
All entries will be displayed at A.P.E. Gallery from Friday, November 1st , to
Friday, November 8th.
Winning designs will be posted on the Northampton Planning and
Sustainability web page for one year.
Each entry will be featured in a special insert in the Daily Hampshire Gazette
Additional exposure in GazetteNet.com and other media.
Additional ad space may be purchased in the insert from the Gazette (Patty
Masure: p.masure@gazettenet.com or 413-585-5280)
Juried competition with prizes awarded.
Opportunity for commission.
Proposals due: September 15, 2013
Daily Hampshire Gazette insert on entries Before fi nal judging
Exhibition at A.P.E. Gallery: November 1 to 8, 2013
Judging and awards as A.P.E. Gallery: November 8, 2013
Creative rights remain the property of the submitting architect. Th e City
and the Daily Hampshire Gazette have the rights to use the written materials
and electronic copies for public viewings and on the web.
For more information or questions:
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, City of Northampton, Offi ce of Planning & Sustainability
wfeiden@northamptonma.gov
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Competition and Awards
Th e lot will be sold with the condition that the buyer hires one of the architects entering the
competition for the fi nal design.
Commission Opportunity
A successful design will:
1. Respect the context of the site while adding vibrancy to the neighborhood.
2. Off er opportunity for repairing existing urban design defi ciencies.
3. Demonstrate a house that can work on other narrow lots in the city.
4. Engage the community on design issues and raise the profi le of architects.
Architecture and Urban Design Jury
Michael LeBlanc, AIA, Principal
Utile Inc. Architecture + Planning, Boston
Christine Malecki West, AIA, Leed-AP, Principal
Kite Architects, Providence
Robert Orr, FAIA, Leed-AP, Principal
Robert Orr & Associates LLC, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and
Urbanism, New Haven
Awards/Prizes
Awards Who Awards? Cash Prize
First Place Architect & Design Jury $1,500
Second Place Architect & Design Jury $ 500
Honorable Mention Architect & Design Jury $ 200
People’s Choice Open public voting None
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Submission Guidelines
Required materials due September 15, 2013
Send one 24”x 36”(portrait) design board mounted on foam core to:
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Hon WMAIA
Planning and Sustainability
210 Main Street, Room 11
Northampton, MA 01060
OR contract with Paradise Copies for printing and mounting (413-585-0414 or
paradise@paradisecopies.com, quote #23036 for $44 rate).
When boards ready for pickup, notify wfeiden@northamptonma.gov.
NOTE: Please put design fi rm name and any identifying information in one box on the top
or the bottom of the design board so that we can cover it up for the judging.
Send PDF fi les off the entry to WFeiden@NorthamptonMA.gov:
1. Above design boards
2. Small scale electronic copy exactly as you want it to be inserted into the Daily
Hampshire Gazette sized for 9.1458” wide by 5.41” deep.
Registration fee, made out to the City of Northampton: $100 for the fi rst entry & $50 for any
additional entry from the same fi rm. Fee can be paid with submission, no need to preregister.
Physical models are welcome but not required.
(All materials submitted will be available for pickup for two weeks from the end of the
exhibit. After that time they become property of the City.)
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Background and Context
Site Overview/ Opportunities and Challenges
Th e lot is at the end of a dead end road at 1 Garfi eld Avenue, Lot 1A. Th e lot 50’ wide and
a minimum of 100’ deep, with 30’ of street frontage. Total lot area is 5,200± square feet.
On the north and west the property is abutted by the Florence Conservation Area.
Th e lot is part of a mixed-income residential area, located between several Habitat for
Humanity homes recently constructed and currently under construction and Florence
Conservation Area, with market-rate homes and subsidized and market rate apartments
nearby. Th e larger neighborhood includes a large number of century+ old single family
homes.
Zoning frontage: Th is lot conforms because of a comprehensive permit already issued
Zoning front yard setback 15 feet
Zoning side yard setback 10 feet
Zoning rear yard setback 15’
Maximum height 35’ (measured to the midpoint on a gabled roof)
No program provided (beyond single family home or single family home with a maximum
of a 900 square foot attached accessory apartment): leave to architect
Frequently Asked Questions
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Survey and Context