DEN at Emerald Village Eugene

DEN is a wheelchair accessible tiny home designed for independent living within a 185 sq. ft. space, accommodating people of all abilities. Part of the 22-home Emerald Village Eugene (EVE) micro-housing community, it offers a unique model to help residents transition out of homelessness and build financial equity through a co-op structure.

Client: Square One Villages.
Year completed: 2024.

Recipient of People's Choice Award by AIA Southwestern Oregon (unbuilt project category, 2016)

DEN is a wheelchair accessible & pet friendly tiny home, enabling residents to transition out of homelessness & build financial equity.

DEN provides safe and uncompromised independent living for persons of all abilities. The ergonomic compact design is wheelchair accessible, intended to support a single disabled occupant while minimizing the cost of rent/utilities.

DEN is one of 22 tiny homes developed for the Emerald Village Eugene (EVE) affordable micro-housing community, a unique housing model structured to enable residents to transition out of homelessness and build financial equity.

Teams of architects and contractors provided pro-bono design and construction services for each of the 22 units, and each team was responsible for procuring the products and materials for their unit(s).

Warmest THANKS to our donors AND VOLUNTEERS!

Gayle Adamowicz Bray
Matt Burney
Ellen & Neale Dimm
Anya Dobrowolski
Erin Fifield
Nancy Fribley
Bill Goss
Ike Goss
Jill Goss
Lowell Goss
Ellen Hiday
Jennie Higginbottom
Shane Johnson
Signe Johnson
Carrie Kehrein
Jeff Lutz
Shannon Oliver
Stu Rawlings
Meredith Swenson
Randy Widera
The Willow Family

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