Continuing to live up to it's name, Make It Right, the charitable architecture foundation founded by actor Brad Pitt following Hurricane Katrina, has just announced it will be erecting duplexes for it's next round of rebuilding in New Orleans' storm-ravaged Lower 9th Ward.
"Before the storm, there were a number of duplexes and doubles in the neighborhood," says Make It Right executive director, Tom Darden. "Families who want to come back to the Lower 9th have been asking us to build them so extended families can live together.
The foundation enlisted 14 local, national, and international firms to each come up their own duplex design. Six of the firms, including Interior Design Hall of Famers Pugh + Scarpa, were part of the first round of firms that volunteered to design single-family homes for the site. The eight first-time Make It Right firms include Frank Gehry's Gehry Partners from Los Angeles and the Japanese-based Atelier Hitoshi Abe.
The first two Make It Right duplexes are expected to break ground by mid-August. Currently 32 families are either living in a Make It Right home or have one under construction.
Architect: Atelier Hitoshi AbeLocation: Japan
Architect: Bild DesignLocation: New Orleans
Architect: BillesLocation: New Orleans
Architect: BNIMLocation: Houston
Architect: Buildingstudio/Coleman CokerLocation: New Orleans
Architect: ConstructsLocation: Ghana
Architect: ElementalLocation: Chile
Architect: Gehry PartnersLocation: Los Angeles
Architect: GraftLocation: Germany
Architect: Kappe Architects/PlannersLocation: Los Angeles
Architect: MVRDVLocation: Netherlands
Architect: Pugh + ScarpaLocation: Los Angeles
Architect: Waggoner & BallLocation: New Orleans
Architect: William McDonough + PartnersLocation: Charlottesville, Virginia