77. Cochrane Home Finale
Dec 11, 2024
Episode Highlights:
Total timeline and cost to build the Cochrane Home.
Favorite memories from the building process.
How does this home change housing options in Detroit?
What it was like having Mayor Duggan tour the home.
Who would benefit most from this type of design?
“We are not here to just make a profit, we are here to make better homes more attainable."
- Breck Crandell (Director of Design, TSI)
Show Notes:
0:30 - Introduction to episode 77.
4:14 - How building a home made Breck a better architect.
9:09 - Favorite memory from the building process.
10:48 - What did the total costs and timeline come to?
16:01 - Impact that new construction methods have on housing accessibility and trades people.
17:20 - The challenge of finding financing for innovative construction.
19:33 - What it was like having Mayor Duggan tour the Cochrane Home.
23:30 - Using technology to create the most optimized design.
26:10 - Mistakes made/what Breck would have done differently.
30:14 - What was the best design element?
32:05 - This is just the beginning of houm...what’s next?
35:09 - Who’s the right person that would benefit from a houm?
37:27 - Concluding thoughts for episode 77.
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