架构师提供的文本描述。罗莎公园公寓包括94套可负担得起的公寓，分布在芝加哥西洪堡公园附近的21个城市地段的8栋建筑中。为了达到规模经济和负担得起的目的，这些建筑物从6到27个单元不等，都是同一个模块立面的主题的变化。整个开发过程中只使用了两种类型的窗户，并且从建筑物的正面和后方分散了1层和2层的彩色海湾项目-给它们的正面增加了定义。

Text description provided by the architects. Rosa Parks Apartments consists of the development of 94 affordable rental apartments in 8 buildings scattered across 21 city lots in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. In order to achieve an economy of scale and affordability, the buildings vary from 6 to 27 units and are all a variation on a theme of the same modular facade. Only 2 types of windows are used throughout the development, and scattered 1 and 2-story colored bays project from the front and rear of the buildings—adding definition to their facades.

 © Andreas Larsson

(Andreas Larsson)

所有的建筑都是由8英寸厚的预制混凝土墙建造的，地面和屋顶上都有工程木桁架。在街道正面的预制板上铸着薄薄的砖块。在建筑物的侧面和后方，预制是由一个砖型衬里和油漆形成的。8栋楼中有6座高3层，其余2座是4层电梯楼.所提供的公寓中有20%是完全可利用或适应性强的。

All of the buildings are built of 8” thick precast concrete walls with engineering wood trusses at floors and roof. Thin brick is cast into the precast at the street facades. At the sides and rear of the buildings the precast was formed with a brick pattern liner and painted. 6 of the 8 buildings are 3 stories tall, and the remaining 2 are 4-story elevator buildings. 20% of the apartments provided are fully accessible or adaptable.

这个项目中的所有建筑物都通过了芝加哥市的绿色许可程序。最大的建筑(27个单位)是LEED黄金认证。

All the buildings in this development have gone through the City of Chicago Green Permit process. The largest building (27 Units) is LEED Gold Certified.

 © Andreas Larsson

(Andreas Larsson)