ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Eliot Flats, previously named iUnit @ Highland Park, places 40 modular housing micro-dwelling units on a .33 acre parking lot in Denver’s rapidly revitalizing lower Highland’s neighborhood. The 22,075 square foot building has micro unit sizes of 390 s.f. to 460 s.f. and includes 40 enclosed bike parking spaces and 23 covered car parking spaces. A roof top deck functions as the gathering place of the Eliot Flats residents when not engaging the vibrant Lower Highlands neighborhood. Modular construction is a key feature of Eliot Flats. 30 modular housing modules seamlessly fit together on top of a concrete parking podium to complete the 3-story structure. The interiors are completely fitted out with many built in’s that integrate the latest technology for a wireless smart unit that controls all dwelling unit systems.
MODULAR HOUSING DESIGN FEATURES
- Modular construction
- Roof top deck
- 34 kW roof top PV system
- Wireless technology throughout
- Compact urban infill
CASE STUDY
PROJECT INFORMATION
- Building size/acres: 22,075 square feet/120 du/ac
- Density: 40 micro units 30 studios, 10 1-br
- Completion: 2016
VMWP Modular Construction
The benefits of modular construction are less waste, better acoustics, tighter, more energy efficient dwelling units, a safer workplace and shorter construction schedule. VMWP has built modular multi-family buildings in Denver, Colorado and has current housing modular projects in design in California and in Minneapolis.
Significant cost savings can be achieved with VMWP’s Modular Best Practice checklist that includes efficient modular layouts, transportation considerations, timelines for MEP coordination recommendations for modular finishes and systems, early deposits to modular fabricators, special permitting requirements and defining responsibilities and scope coordination between the General Contractor and Fabricator.