The aim of this project is to design a prototype. A home that does not merely house life, but improves it. Much of the current architecture in suburbia mirrors the disconnectedness of modern life: the interior is a series of compartmentalized rooms, the exterior becomes a boundary that separates, and the neighborhood can become an array of islands rather than a connected network. In this context, single family housing protects one family but isolates it from many.

Meanwhile, the affordability crisis grows and carbon emissions accelerate. These crises are typically treated by separate disciplines for example economists and environmental scientists, yet they converge physically in the built environment. Housing materials directly affect both ecological health and affordability of homes. If these crises touch the same physical space, perhaps that space can also be part of their repair. The hands-on nature of superadobe construction has the ability to foster human and social capital within communities while providing answers to affordability and material accessibility as well. It must be acknowledged that this design proposal will not solve all the problems listed above, but it serves as an example of what forward thinking projects could do to help our society. 

A final built model will represent this prototype physically, but the purpose of this paper is to show how the design emerges from research more than intuition. Three interconnected pillars support my thesis: affordability, sustainability, and community. These ideas converge in a single architectural proposal that reframes the home as a restorative device rather than a financial commodity.