In an effort to help the rich cultural community of the Lower 9th Ward, one of the hardest hit areas of Hurricane Katrina, Brad Pitt (the actor) has commissioned 13 architecture firms to help build 150 affordable, environmentally sound houses over the next two years.
The project titled, Make It Right, championed by Brad Pitt, will present the various designs today. The project's website makeitrightnola.org has a very cool interactive 3D donation tool. You can select a room based on a floor plan and then choose individual objects to make a donation against. The donations will be put towards building the actual 150 homes.
In an effort to expedite the slow progress in rebuilding this area, Brad Pitt teamed up with William McDonough, the green design expert; Graft, a Los Angeles architecture firm; and Cherokee, an investment firm based in Raleigh, N.C., that specializes in sustainable redevelopment. John Williams of New Orleans is the executive architect for the project.
The architects were each asked to design a 1,200-square-foot house for about $150,000, with Make It Right to help with the financing. The houses had to be built five to eight feet off the ground, with a front porch and three bedrooms.
Mr. Pitt is asking foundations, corporations and individuals to contribute to the project by adopting one house, several houses or a portion of a house through the project Web site, makeitrightnola.org. “You can adopt a tankless water heater or a solar panel or a tree or a low-flush toilet,” Mr. Pitt said. “You can give it to someone for Christmas,” he said — instead of another sweater.
Source: NYTimes.com
3Dwalkthroughs.com will be offering to donate 3D Renderings and 3D Floor Plans to help better illustrate the design concepts and bring more attention to this wonderful cause.
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