Merriman Anderson/Architects (MAA) is proud to announce that the firm has partnered with CitySquare Housing to design the “Lomax Container Housing Project”, an apartment complex of shipping container homes in Southeast Dallas. The goal of the project is to tackle the issue of affordable housing limitations in the city.
CitySquare Housing is one of the largest Dallas nonprofits working to combat the issues of poverty and affordable housing. Their project, The Lomax Container Housing Project, is creatively repurposing shipping containers into 19 one-bedroom affordable apartments in Southeast Dallas at the intersection of South Malcolm X Boulevard and Louise Avenue.
Rendering courtesy of Merriman Anderson/Architects
The shipping containers are 300 square feet. The layout of the home features the living area at the front of the space, then the kitchen, the bathroom, and lastly the bedroom at the back of the home. MAA’s team has worked to maintain the structural integrity of the containers in order to achieve the most efficient use of the materials.
“We are proud to be involved with such a unique project and support a philanthropic effort by CitySquare Housing,” said President of Merriman Anderson/Architects, Milton Anderson.
The units will be rent restricted at 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) and will go for about $906 a month including utilities. The Lomax Container Housing Project is a prototype that CitySquare Housing intends to build at strategic locations around Dallas. The goal is to move on to larger sites that will feature 100 to 130 units accepting incomes at the AMI.
Image courtesy of Merriman Anderson/Architects
The containers will be built prefabricated off site and delivered and installed by Falcon Structures. MAA’s partners in this project include Summit Consultants, Hunt & Joiner, RLG Consulting Engineers, IntroSpec and Studio Outside.
The Lomax Container Housing Project is projected to start construction in early 2021.
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Merriman Anderson/Architects is a Dallas-based architecture and planning firm with offices in Austin and Charlotte as well and is responsible for projects of all types including master planned developments, urban housing, office buildings, corporate facilities, hotels, hospitals, schools and retail projects throughout the United States and internationally. The firm offers services such as programming, urban planning, architectural design, space planning, interior architecture and design, graphic design, construction document production, construction observation, 3D visualization and facilities move coordination. The firm’s portfolio includes projects such as The National, The Statler, East Quarter, Grandscape and Bell Helicopter Headquarters.
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About Merriman Anderson/Architects, Inc. (MAA)
A Dallas based architecture and planning firm offering programming, urban planning, architectural design, space planning, interior architecture/design, graphic design, construction document production, construction observation, 3-D visualization and facilities move coordination. With offices in Dallas, Texas; Austin, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina, MAA provides services to clients on a national and international basis, emphasizing repeat clients as the heart of their practice. Each MAA professional listens to the needs of the firm’s clients and works to meet their individual and specific schedule
