Building Community-Supported Housing

Since 2009, Epicenter has paired local knowledge with design expertise to expand options in under-resourced places usually neglected by design professionals, such as their home in Green River, Utah (pop. 847). With each project the company aims to uplift the can-do culture and community-reliant ethic that is so often found in small towns like Green River. Their applied research in rural affordable housing development has consisted of a series of projects with the hope that any housing built was specifically designed to last in their community. While the path to becoming an affordable housing developer has been locally-specific and nonlinear, there are five main things that could be replicated by small groups in other rural towns to begin addressing the widespread housing crises.