The Other Side Village Seeks Community Input in Design Charrette

The Other Side Village met with members of the Poplar Grove and Glendale communities to discuss the design of their proposed Indiana Avenue community. In this “design charrette,” stakeholders of The Other Side Village, a proposed master-planned neighborhood that will provide permanent, high-quality housing to those coming out of chronic homelessness, sought feedback from invited participants.

A charrette is a meeting of stakeholders working together to resolve conflicts and create solutions around design choices. 

In order to get a full representation of the community surrounding the Indiana Avenue site, The Other Side Village invited various representatives from different sectors of the community, including residents from nearby neighborhoods, business owners, and community leaders, with individuals who are both supportive and opposed to the proposed development. 

Ahead of the event, David Dixon, managing architect of The Other Side Village, expressed his enthusiasm for the feedback gained from the charrette: "As the managing architect for the project, I believe the best designs come from gathering as much information as possible and considering the desires and hopes of everyone that will live and work in and around the Village. I'm excited to meet in this open and casual exchange of ideas and see what we can learn to inform the design of this important project."