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A comment on Alejandro Aravena's open-source plans for low-cost yet upgradable housing. Parent comment

Re:Alejandro Aravena's open-source plans for low-cost yet up... by saeranv on Friday April 08, 2016 @08:43PM (#11459282)
This is a good point and I agree that the adaptability component is very effective. But don't you think that at the block to fabric scale (1 ha to 30 ha) the rigidity in vertical density is creating the inefficiencies I listed below?
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Re:Alejandro Aravena's open-source plans for low-cost yet up... by brenschluss on Friday April 08, 2016 @08:54PM (#11459324)
I totally agree about the lack of vertical density, but I think in this case Chile and Mexico's tendency for earthquakes might have a lot to do with it.

Plus, it looks like the regions in which the projects are sited are not dense cities, but have similar low-rise 2~3-story buildings.

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Re:Alejandro Aravena's open-source plans for low-cost yet up... by saeranv on Friday April 08, 2016 @09:24PM (#11459413)
I guess adequate earthquake resistance with deeper foundations and specialized core would be more expensive. However building vertical should be cheaper per unit than a horizontal equivalent. I think the trade-off could optimized...
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