Rogers Marvel Architects
USGBC NATURAL TALENT Design Competition Winner
New Orleans, LA
Sponsored by the USGBC and the Salvation Army
Project Name: RAMPed UP
Rogers Marvel Architects salutes four of its young designers - Yavuz Akcora, Nicholas McDermott, Shane Neufeld & Jenny Wu for their winning entry in the USGBC's Natural Talent Design Competition. The project offers a clear vision of sustainable and affordable housing for the future of New Orleans. Inspired by the Broadmoor neighborhood context and confronted with the challenge of designing an accessible building seven feet above grade, the RAMPed UP house exploits a prominent outdoor living space and an integrated ramp to engage its site and mediate between the private space of the house and public space of the street. RAMPed UP, along with three other winning designs, were exhibited at Greenbuild 2010 in Chicago. Construction began in New Orleans later that year.

National Top Four Winner and First Place New York Region (Urban Green Council Emerging Professionals)

Competition Partner: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers
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