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Street façade of the Kozo Condominium. All photos © Chris Spillman / RealEst Photography
Missing Middle
Missing Middle

Made Mod
Made Mod

Small Condominium Sports Striking

Façade and Efficient Plan

by Steven K. Dickens, AIA, LEED AP

In recent years, there has been much talk of a “missing middle” Project: Kozo Condominium,
in the new-home market. Most new residential development has 1434 Chapin Street, NW, Washington, DC
bifurcated into either detached single-family houses or large
apartment buildings or complexes. This “middle” is defined in Architect: Jonathan Kuhn Architect
various ways, often emphasizing development that is denser Landscape Architect: Norton Land Design
than, but compatible with (and acceptable to residents of) single- Structural Engineer: FMC & Associates
family neighborhoods. In denser urban areas, the term can also MEP Engineer: KK Engineering
Civil Engineer: Oyster, Imus, Petzold & Associates
refer to small multi-family buildings, typically with two to ten General Contractor: P.T. Blooms
units, generally on infill sites—in this sense of the term, the
main challenge is financial viability.

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