https://primaryprojects.org Primary Projects Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:59:58 +0000 https://primaryprojects.org en https://primaryprojects.org/Splash Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:13:17 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Splash https://primaryprojects.org/Projects Sun, 03 Nov 2019 16:40:55 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Housing Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:26:26 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Housing https://primaryprojects.org/Houses Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:26:31 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Houses https://primaryprojects.org/Interior-Design Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:26:36 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Interior-Design https://primaryprojects.org/Communal Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:20:49 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Communal https://primaryprojects.org/Affordable Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:22:35 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Affordable https://primaryprojects.org/Prefab Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:20:25 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Prefab https://primaryprojects.org/Communal-Housing-Design-Guidelines Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:22:28 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Communal-Housing-Design-Guidelines <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/547512a333b2b0bf76853a357c03142218b707ac006c114d96a88970aa9d5248/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines23.jpg" data-mid="220262642" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/547512a333b2b0bf76853a357c03142218b707ac006c114d96a88970aa9d5248/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines23.jpg" /> Communal Housing Design Guidelines _ A book with 40 actionable lessons for designing more communal, affordable, and sustainable multifamily housing In the face of a housing crisis, a climate emergency, and a loneliness epidemic, how can we create dwellings that foster financial, environmental, and social resilience? Over the last decade, architect Kyle Barker has sought answers to this urgent question. From a master’s thesis on sharing space in the suburban home to founding a mission-driven architecture practice, he has explored diverse housing models such as cohousing, pocket neighborhoods, and cluster apartments. In this book, the outcome of a trip to over 55 housing communities across 10 countries, he distills 40 key lessons for building more communal, affordable, and sustainable housing. Each lesson is illustrated with project photos demonstrating design solutions across the themes of circulation, economy, storage, flexibility, privacy, expression, and economy. This book is for anyone who dreams of better housing! Purchase your copy here&nbsp;︎︎︎ If the cost is a hardship, please email us, and we’ll work something out! <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c97c8bab61ee2e9b189ae0c693d11e0f7de0ed1eb31427cd12e64f0d625866a1/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines3.jpg" data-mid="218336065" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c97c8bab61ee2e9b189ae0c693d11e0f7de0ed1eb31427cd12e64f0d625866a1/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines3.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fb42d2d36dc540ae8ca385c6f64ef6edf6d4fb7a23e122150be2789cedbe0a7/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines4.jpg" data-mid="218336066" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9fb42d2d36dc540ae8ca385c6f64ef6edf6d4fb7a23e122150be2789cedbe0a7/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines4.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" 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height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f35a8aedec0f521c894488c42ce5d35a73b06b45c5acdbe4e4283503212a6f68/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines18.jpg" data-mid="218336081" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f35a8aedec0f521c894488c42ce5d35a73b06b45c5acdbe4e4283503212a6f68/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines18.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2bdc4291cb9fe262c566c48f941dcfb9921da08f7d204e5c67b85b5c4db25ec1/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines19.jpg" data-mid="218336082" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2bdc4291cb9fe262c566c48f941dcfb9921da08f7d204e5c67b85b5c4db25ec1/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines19.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe5c52fd6fec1cfa9ece245888dd424a72a00b71f40e5222f658b42fafad63ad/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines20.jpg" data-mid="218336084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe5c52fd6fec1cfa9ece245888dd424a72a00b71f40e5222f658b42fafad63ad/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines20.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f103e2e4a4c7ec3ea1c1561c8c2e8a3fa707de383cc4b08a35cf2f470597351a/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines21.jpg" data-mid="218336085" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f103e2e4a4c7ec3ea1c1561c8c2e8a3fa707de383cc4b08a35cf2f470597351a/CommunalHousingDesignGuidelines21.jpg" /> Selected Spreads Timeline Travel: 2022-2023 Writing &amp; Editing: 2023-2024 Publishing: 2025 StatusComplete ServicesGraphic Design Research Writing Specs 244 pages, plus cover (270+ color photographs) 8” x 10” Soft Bound TagsResearch, Book, Communal,&nbsp;Housing, Graphic Design https://primaryprojects.org/Single-Stair-Housing-Studies Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:59:58 +0000 Primary Projects https://primaryprojects.org/Single-Stair-Housing-Studies <img width="2250" height="1267" width_o="2250" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/945a842a5798e1f6982bfb82de9ea61c07f5a36f48693153d8f14f7a7fd01100/SingleStairStudies11.jpg" data-mid="242213658" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/945a842a5798e1f6982bfb82de9ea61c07f5a36f48693153d8f14f7a7fd01100/SingleStairStudies11.jpg" /> Single Stair Housing Studies _ Developing a modular prototype for single-stair housing* in the United States Primary Projects + RUKA Design While designing Split Switchback Housing, we tested a few variants to see if it could serve as a prototypical solution for Denver. In 2025, we used the National Single Stair Housing Competition as an opportunity to test the approach on three sites with wildly different dimensions and conditions.&nbsp; The Denver project had both street &amp; alley access and was large enough to allow for setbacks on all sides. Across the new sites we tested: zero-lot-line conditions, single-sided fire truck access, on-site fire lanes, and alternative unit layouts. * Currently, most US housing over three stories requires two means of egress. This generates hotel-style housing, where units are entered from long, dark hallways. This model has many problems. Allowing windows only on one wall leads to inefficient unit layouts that are ill-suited for families, difficult to ventilate naturally, and more. The excess circulation—an extra set of stairs and a long hall—requires large rectangular plots of land, which are increasingly rare and costly in urban settings. Because these codes predate the invention of modern technologies like fire sprinklers, many municipalities are revisiting them to encourage the development of infill sites and lower housing costs. Logic &amp; Constraints <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4051fda139b91cfd80aec604b0b4a1178c0aba321114106ee0d7cd4d339cf1a7/SingleStairStudies.jpg" data-mid="242213650" border="0" alt="Denver" data-caption="Denver" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4051fda139b91cfd80aec604b0b4a1178c0aba321114106ee0d7cd4d339cf1a7/SingleStairStudies.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9924de45fd894ebf2597270ce250bc78aed4077696aa9cce48242a7d101ff40f/SingleStairStudies2.jpg" data-mid="242213651" border="0" alt="Austin" data-caption="Austin" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9924de45fd894ebf2597270ce250bc78aed4077696aa9cce48242a7d101ff40f/SingleStairStudies2.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df711395b461b387ae3f7cab14f1f1d0398afcffecd4d1c5d0e7c631098c0130/SingleStairStudies3.jpg" data-mid="242213652" border="0" alt="Portland" data-caption="Portland" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df711395b461b387ae3f7cab14f1f1d0398afcffecd4d1c5d0e7c631098c0130/SingleStairStudies3.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52d07e109b3d91d6b84ca72e2d4dc27f49da795c565401b0eff5c2e222fdcbee/SingleStairStudies4.jpg" data-mid="242213653" border="0" alt="San Francisco" data-caption="San Francisco" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52d07e109b3d91d6b84ca72e2d4dc27f49da795c565401b0eff5c2e222fdcbee/SingleStairStudies4.jpg" /> Street Presence <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6613557595941bd5b9ab79a14b455e60d74434571114ac7dba3182bf582f8b3e/SingleStairStudies5.jpg" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e86925ed24b10bcf413a88c904ac2702ef21526a64cba7689381c565dff1ded/SingleStairStudies19.jpg" /> Alternating balconies in SF Plans <img width="2250" height="2813" width_o="2250" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22339be89f9ad8516b6e6582692e565c3e8850d2a71c43f9a7d7d8478c20f22b/SingleStairStudies31.jpg" data-mid="242213674" border="0" alt="Austin First Floor" data-caption="Austin First Floor" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22339be89f9ad8516b6e6582692e565c3e8850d2a71c43f9a7d7d8478c20f22b/SingleStairStudies31.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="2813" width_o="2250" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c475694d55ebd1eeb74d2c057721a66f43fccd7de1f8b73406636fc87d147413/SingleStairStudies32.jpg" data-mid="242213675" border="0" alt="Austin Third Floor" data-caption="Austin Third Floor" 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<img width="2250" height="2813" width_o="2250" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/782072646b0d721230d3ae0256cca73e5576d00ee941c55ddccce9240e4f4510/SingleStairStudies35.jpg" data-mid="242213678" border="0" alt="Portland Third Floor" data-caption="Portland Third Floor" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/782072646b0d721230d3ae0256cca73e5576d00ee941c55ddccce9240e4f4510/SingleStairStudies35.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="2813" width_o="2250" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96a6c7c3e4eb67e3b1bd157011a2584947c2e7a47498938df1ad6a73b8eac817/SingleStairStudies36.jpg" data-mid="242213679" border="0" alt="Portland Sixth Floor" data-caption="Portland Sixth Floor" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96a6c7c3e4eb67e3b1bd157011a2584947c2e7a47498938df1ad6a73b8eac817/SingleStairStudies36.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="2813" width_o="2250" height_o="2813" 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data-mid="242454342" border="0" alt="SF Sixth Floor" data-caption="SF Sixth Floor" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40cd917182a3d30db4101ce9e8aee99e10832c691c18bf2319642f248e186ef0/SingleStairStudies40.jpg" /> One Stair, Several Ways <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63e843345e286b2109c39032c81494e72f96f502434d35dc706d92cb367623d7/SingleStairStudies6.jpg" data-mid="242213655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63e843345e286b2109c39032c81494e72f96f502434d35dc706d92cb367623d7/SingleStairStudies6.jpg" /> An inset stair in Austin <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5227ca3acb1056221918c25630aa5b00e4362583cf39eea8a1de721f1842f109/SingleStairStudies7.jpg" data-mid="242213656" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8aded846fc8e622c3d6cadf5a3e23e03bb25c72c9a2df46b461fc28c052eab3/SingleStairStudies20.jpg" data-mid="242213665" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8aded846fc8e622c3d6cadf5a3e23e03bb25c72c9a2df46b461fc28c052eab3/SingleStairStudies20.jpg" /> Stair as succulent lightwell in SF <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be128eaa5faba46c3bbfc8c79823f2ad267579d13150a129bc302c8fbf108f96/SingleStairStudies22.jpg" data-mid="242213666" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be128eaa5faba46c3bbfc8c79823f2ad267579d13150a129bc302c8fbf108f96/SingleStairStudies22.jpg" /> Rooftop Vibes <img width="2250" height="1687" width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2844527e9f10a32f145b4b9bf25d0d5a6cb453ede41a5820f9e87701d1cf1fd1/SingleStairStudies41.jpg" data-mid="242214276" border="0" 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width_o="2250" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/def3925d40f6b2ac07ad6b468adf23ae295714d3a2a840c0cea5ce8ff1f0bd8e/SingleStairStudies25.jpg" data-mid="242213668" border="0" alt="Light colors and reflective surface bounce light on a deep site in SF" data-caption="Light colors and reflective surface bounce light on a deep site in SF" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/def3925d40f6b2ac07ad6b468adf23ae295714d3a2a840c0cea5ce8ff1f0bd8e/SingleStairStudies25.jpg" /> SponsorNational Single Stair Design Competition Location Austin, TX Portland, OR San Francisco, CA Awards National Single Stair Design Competition, Third Place (Austin) General Stats 6-storiesAmenities: Covered Outdoor Cafe Seating, Community Room, Bike Room, Communal Living Room, Shared Laundry, Rooftop Deck, Social Stair Austin Stats 20 units:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 one-beds&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 14 two-bedsLot Size: 6,075 sf (0.14 acres) 144 dwelling units per acre&nbsp;244 beds per acre Portland Stats 16 units:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12 one-beds&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 two-beds Lot Size: 5,000 sf (0.11 acres) 139 dwelling units per acre&nbsp;174 beds per acre San Francisco Stats14 units:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8 one-beds&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 two-beds Lot Size: 2,750 sf (0.06 acres) 222 dwelling units per acre&nbsp;317 beds per acre ServicesArchitectural DesignZoning AnalysisInterior Design TagsAttainable, Communal, Housing, Carbon Smart, Prefab, Missing Middle, Point Access Block Related Work