Vakker Sted

Fifteen Unit Low Income Housing

Fifteen units of low income housing designed and constructed for Petersburg in southeast Alaska. The development includes 13 two-bedroom units and 2 one-bedroom units.

A Challenging Building Site

The site combined three existing single family lots into one large area. The site has a steep north-south grade and a steep east-west grade. The design met the site challenges by stepping down in the east-west direction.

Accessibility

The development includes four accessible units - three two-bedroom units and one one-bedroom unit. An additional unit is outfitted for sight and sound notification.

Vakker Sted Petersburg, AK

The completed project. Local building codes required one parking spot per unit for a total of fifteen. Note the step down of the units in the east-west direction.

Local building codes mandated an open area equal to 15% of the total site. In this case, the open area is in the center of the development. The one-story unit on the lower left allows the sunlight from the south to illuminate the common area.

An interior view of one of the accessible units.

Accessible unit kitchen and entryway view.

Kitchen and entry of a typical accessible unit.