Originally Posted by
Tockeyhead
Howabout the pre 1900 flat blocks in the likes of New York/Buenos Airies?, The residents living in those things have managed in them all these years so im sure its possible with this idea.
If the flat blocks were around 2/3/4 or maybe 5 stories high, It would be more equivalent to the terreced houses in liverpool and therefore appeal more to residents.
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Or if the council want to stick to ordinary 'ground level houses', Why dont they make them from the same stuff they make office plaza's/car showrooms/inner city type buildings etc?, It would be quicker & easier to build/maintain in no time and most of all be a step ahead in housing development.
If you mean like New York's 'brownstones' ie walk-up tenement housing, these are a good model (nothing at all like the east european blocks of flats) and have been shown to work well. They have a great character and a sense of identity. I am only slightly familiar with the Buenos Aries type.
Inner city type construction suits repetitious design to get economies of scale. Apartment blocks like this (eg in the Ropewalks) are expensive.
High rise has its own problems, low rise doesn't use the land. About 5 storeys seems to be ideal for the way we want to live.
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