I built my own social housing: the rise of Chile's 'half-houses' | How We Live Now
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2016
- After an earthquake and tsunami devastated Constitución, in south Chile, architect Alejandro Aravena is developing a new type of social housing, one that uses the techniques of the slum. His ‘half-houses’ are exactly that - houses that leave one side for residents to complete themselves.
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How is it possible that one man can make this happen but an entire government can't even build roads or stop being corrupt
Because governments are filled with useless, talentless talkers, supported fully by the mainstream media puppets such as The Guardian.
Because he’s not a sociopath or psychopath whose self serving
red tape
Because political parties win votes by promising to fix problems. if they actually solve a problem, that's one less thing they can gain votes from, so there's an incentive always push towards partially solving problems, but never fully solving anything.
because it's not that a government lacks the ability, but rather has complex competing excessive concerns at best, and doesn't care at worst. Being the straight guy in a corrupt system just makes you a threat to be eliminated.
Even at the best of times, governments can't really win because there's infinite work they could potentially do, and only finite resources to do it. No matter what a government does, people are going to be unhappy because everyone has a different idea of what is important. This leads to spreading resources too thin, and nothing gets done well enough to stop being a problem.
Reminds me of when they built low cost assembly line homes in Levittown in 1950. Now they are outrageously priced like everything in New York.
Blue Rose They are like Levittown in that they started tiny with few modern conveniences but could be built onto and improved to the point where they were quite spacious and kept up with the times. You can hardly see the original house underneath all the changes. It's the same with Sears Roebuck houses. They were sent by train as kits and put together by the owner or by a contractor. Most of those have also been renovated and changed to the point where it might just be a number in a beam in the basement that tells its origin. Obviously they went up in value and price. That is the mark of their success. They evolved into something a lot better. Of course with the lack of land available in the NY area anymore, it is hard to find anyone giving theirs away for a pittance. You don't want to sell at a low price if you can't then purchase another home.
My father grew up in one of those houses and they were built for the GI's coming back from WWII. It was one of the first track homes in the U.S. It's funny how they talk about the home gaining value and the next generation not being able to afford the homes, that's because the inheritant problems with fiat money and wages not keeping up with the cost of things. All designed to keep people poor.
SO SAD HOW OUR GOVERNMENT RIPS US OFF!!
I love the concept of providing the basics and allowing the owners to expand/finish as they wish! I can imagine the eclectic, the minimalist, and the traditional all living and coexisting together in an orderly yet unique neighborhood! :)
YESSSSS THAT'S WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!! BUILDING HALF HOUSES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXPANDED WITH TIME! I ADMIRE YOUR WORK!
wow, I see some odd complaints in the comments, in sure those people are just happy to have a home , who cares how it looks on the outside
Dianna Right. And I thought they look attractive.
Kathy Young me too, I don't see how people say they are ugly homes, plus just like people it's more about what's on the inside
Yes very neat. Wish they had an actual tour of one though. Rather listen to someone talk and see the project. Then stare at the person and not see the project.
Probably could have put the original finished side towards the street.
@@davidw8947 I agree, and I think many of the owners would be eager to show off thier homes and work. Certainly something to be proud of.
Mexico has this type of housing since the 1970's. It's called "pie de casa." It works, because people can move to an unfinish constructed house, which is less expensive and then, finish it later.
Sounds great to me. Shows what type of person you put in there. If they are hard workers or lazy
Sweat equity.
Laura Sepulveda,they have those in the USA too. They’re called “self help housing”.
But in the US you can't get a Certificate of Occupancy unless you have enough landscaping. What a sad joke.
GREAT IDEA!!
I can see how the later buyers would face issues of higher costs since the price of the housing would increase.
I was very surprised and disappointed to find out that in order to qualify for a Habitat for Humanity home here in the USA you have to have an income of $30,000 USD. How this is supposed to help with low income housing is beyond me. I thought I'd qualify, but my income is just over $19,000 a year. Not enough to even afford a regular studio apartment. I'm 65 and retired so my income won't increase unless Social Security increases. We need housing that is going to be easy to take care of and at a price that's truly affordable.
Also need to get rid of real estate taxes
Once you buy a home you should not have to worry about anyone taking it from you. Especially your freakin government!
I suspect the threshold to qualify is set to be a minimum viable income one would need to maintain and retain the property. At that income level one has already acquired the skills needed to grow that income, subsequently increasing the efficacy of the dollars spent in the program. Efficacy is a significant problem with our budget expenditures. Every program has a specific aim which is always going to have the side effect of excluding some consumer segments. We just need more programs.
where do you live? Is this your first home? When you say we, does that mean you have a partner who also has income? What about a down payment? there are areas all over the country where you can afford a home. you just have to be willing to move. I'm in a 55 and over community and I've had people move to Idaho Falls Idaho. You'll be just fine, keep the faith.
You're in the same position as a lot of young people who can't afford housing. What we do is find room mates. If you can find fellow retirees (and my goodness 65 is young to retire!!) to room with, you ought to be able to afford some suitable form of housing.
Habitat is actually a scam. So many people get screwed by Habitat all over the world. And they make billions off those poor people.
Brilliant idea but also logical & practical! 👏👍👍 I wish here in the Philippines our government learns from this idea.
Been sending some links of this project to the NHA FB page before. So far, no response!
And since when is it the government's job to rebuild homes for the poor? Do you realize how much money those cost? And it's not as if they're getting it back from those people in taxes.
Yeah I hope so too. But there are factors that hinders this kind of social housing developments here in the Philippines. (Ratio of benificiaries to available lots, economy, capability of the benificiaries to pay etc.)
Also, they should really hire Architects. So that they could provide innovative solutions that are practical and plausible.
@@logic7374 That's exactly how governments get money... by people producing economic activity that generates value that they can then take a cut of. Investing in the poor works. People who don't have homes aren't effective workers.
Gawad Kalinga houses have had mixed success... as slum housing replacements they're fine but then when introduced to Aetas and indigenous peoples they feel alienated by the un-natural materials. Some architects including europeans have made a thesis on tackling on improvements on the design, a common one is moving the toilet and kitchen outside instead of keeping it inside the 30sqm module which makes it smelly and dirty
Any ideas of helping with the housing crisis is a positive thing
How about telling people to not have sex and use birth control instead. There are too many people expecting a huge hand out from a government they add nothing to financially.
@@logic7374 If sex education and birth control is provided to those in poorer areas, they may see a small decline in births over time, but remember that birth rates and culture are closely related. In poorer countries, people tend to have more children to help with labor, high infant mortality rate, or because of lack of education. Places in the West tend to have less children because they're more developed societies have better access to schools, child care facilities, and they have stable incomes.
@@logic7374 you're just a terrible person.
@Saharra Quasar we used to have a system like he describes, where there was no hand outs for homeless or unemployed
life was much worse back then, crime was much higher, and poverty was the norm
*Beautiful idea.* Building the frame of the house without the walls is cheaper.
Would totally buy one, just to play with the building and crafts.
Standing freezer next to refrigerator: I bet that house sees somw *wonderful* meals. Congratulations, homeowner.
0:54 having a name like Jack Self can't be as pleasurable as it sounds.
That accent is just so beautiful.
Agree
No one in hispanoamerica undrstands chilean accent but chilean themselves.
Con = when you die, your property cannot be willed to your children...it goes back to habitat
gokarengo Not in Chile tho
,did not know that. That rule should be changed it should go to the children
gokarengo I knew there had to be a catch. Damn.
That's absolutely not true. You buy it. Its yours.
Same here in the US. All the old folks are reverse mortgaging there house. Basically selling it back to the bank.
half-baked point at the end. the alternative to not letting someone sell the home at the market rate is mandating it be sold with some form of price control. imposing limits on how much a property can be sold for and who it can be sold to creates bigger problems than the ones you set out solve.
Paul Surinamo It is a very real problem in Britain right now.
it was more about close-ups and explanations than about the houses themselves I did like the look of the half houses
Half houses are not a new concept. Think semi detached. I live in a housing trust semi detached property.
@@LoriCiani so your semi has half of it with the structure and roof built. But no walls floors windows etc, so you can build more rooms at a later date? If it's a regular semi it's a whole house!
@@deborahbeattie9103 A semi-detached home is basically one house cut in two to make two homes. It is almost the opposite of this concept in that you can't expand on one side, because it is occupied by the other half of the semi-detached house, and those tend to be in small plots, so there's hardly any chance to expand on the other side as well.
@@hefeelslikeivan one building cut in 2, a house is a home. So 2 houses 2 homes. That is how I mean it. That's how most professions related to property talk about it (including the one I trained in) a semi detached is a house. I understand the concept of the houses in the video thanks!
Wow- so inspiring snd important!! Thsnk you!!
...... I feel like drywall boarders and tappers would be a valuable commodity in that area.
No, you feel happy, sad, angry...
You "think drywall boarders and tapers..."
What a brilliantly creative idea, genius
humankind needs to live with respect and this is a great example to us. Just imagine if we can do these houses around the world for people who don't have enough money to build a house over a $100.000 dollars. Thanks for sharing this with us. Chile is a great example to follow in the American continent and around the world.
If one house catches on fire then the neighborhood will be gone...
But it is a beautiful idea. I hope the country improves and continues to have innovative solutions.
They usually have 1-3 hour fire walls between the units to slow the fire enough for the fire department to get there. My mom lives in a townhouse and when her neighbors unit had a fire it was put out before any damage happened to hers.
Assumption!
@@minicat3640 That is in fact correct. Fireproof and earthquake proof as well.
this is very interesting concept!!!
I like the design of the house and concept you live in it then add to it and build it.
Effective social achievement and development.
Puerto Rico is going need a similar model if it’s going rebuild.
Fantastic! Thank you for humanitarians like this
So great!
q bueno q haya un programa asi. me alegro.. hay mucha gente buena q se merecen esa gran oportunidad d tener su propio hogar.. Mil Be diciones🙏🥰🕊
Subtitles over subtitles = Awesome.
This is wonderful !!!! very inspiring
The problem with selling off social housing is that the housing stocks were not replaced, if that had been done then there wouldn't have been such a shortage. Also this is nothing like the UK did as this actually provides new homes at lower cost as it can be adapted when an individual is more financially secure or when family comes along and more space is needed.
BRILLIANT, Brilliant, brilliant idea!
I just love how he says slums and I stead of going to a Chilean one, the go to a Venezuelan slum, or also barrio, how do I know? Because there are posters of Henrique capriles a Venezuelan candidate for presidency, the drawing is very Latin American
The housing looks better than my rental home. 😥
They also have the same project in Lo Barnachea. It was featured in Gary Hustwit's Urbanized documentary.
Awesome, the rest of the world should learn that...
Believe me all the politicians already know about this. They know that giving people smaller homes that means more people can afford homes. They don't want that. They want fewer homes into the hands of fewer rich people who can rent it out to more working class people. It is sickening. They want to make their rich friends richer. If everyone had a home nobody would fear being homeless so no incentive ve to work or work two jobs. You have to put the fear of being homeless so that they'll work like a dog.
@@youaregoingtolovethis Agree!!!!
There is no money for the wealthy thst why they won't do it especially in the USA
@@deathblade909 There is already project housing in the US. 🙄
Maybe that's something to aspire to in impoverished countries, but nobody aspires to live in poverty in the US.
I saw a lot of this in Asia where the comleted part of the house was the 2nd story and the ground floor was just the posts
Awesome concept!
The point is u do the work your self. U care for your community more that way. And with the price only going up that amount. The future buyers won’t be paying 3xs the original price. Etc
Love it!! Please do this in NYC!!!
love it...just brilliant
I am happy for these people.
Chile: Brilliant idea!
@o000o 0oo0 If they're built correctly, that shouldn't happen. I'm Chilean, and i find this a great solution.
@o000o 0oo0 coloca tu nombre para que tú opinión tenga algún peso
Great idea. Gives owners a chance to start small and improve value.
In Indonesia they started 21s. A 21 is 21 sq meters. Basically an efficiency 1 room home. Then a family of 4 live there. A 21 cost around 10,000 us dollars and there isn't a property tax there. We need to do that everywhere
They are not the problem,they are a part of the solution👍👏...my prime minister needs to see this (Jamaica)
This is a very good idea.
This is done in Jamaica.
Really? Where in Jamaica?
Where in Jamaica? You are a liar.
Where in Jamaica? You're lying.
Lol..wow
Lee Steal Seek help loser 🤫😜
This is absolutely incredible. I wish others could take after his plan.. this could significantly ease the homeless crisis in the US
What about what the guy said in the end? He said they tried a similar program in Thatcher in England. It failed, though, because of the rising costs of housing, and now those structures are no longer affordable.
I would love to see more on these home
simply a beautiful design
I’d like to see the interior of the houses
Wow I love this
Harry Weese did this in my town 60 years ago.
Where is that?
Interesting, where?
@@clarissagafoor5222
Columbus indiana
SharkSport wow thx for sharing
How well did it work long term?
Please share complete design of house. Regards
Thatchers right to buy was great at the time. I bought my two bed in Central London for £25k in 1995. Its now worth North of £300,000. I feel thats not how the scheme was meant to operate and it certainly doesn't help people who are struggling to find accommodation now. But it's a massive windfall/safety net for my kids.
Great idea
Fantastic idea. I would buy one here in canada if it was available.
This is needed world wide.
Wing nut had some really valid points
So long as housing has any aspect of being considered an investment there will always be a housing crisis. This is because when someone can buy it and then later sell it for more than they purchased it for the house will go up in value consistently and when that price goes high enough it creates a situation where someone wont be able to afford the purchase.
It's how economy greedy gov. Works ...fight for it or gain nothing
I don’t think it looks bad, plus it provides the family a finished habitable space they can use while they gather more money to build the other half of the house. Smart.
How about building multi level parking garages near university/downtown areas with facilities designed for standing height high top van and camper clearances. You rent the spot which has a 220 outlet, fresh and grey water taps, on site bathrooms and shower facilities, bicycle racks. You would be situated where you need to be and rent would be a fraction of the cost of market rate apartments. Once your studies are over, or you saved enough to buy more traditional housing or your job location changed you could clear out for another spot renter. You could even sell your rig to the incoming new renter thereby holding some kind of equity where otherwise there would be none. This idea would alleviate a lot of daily traffic congestion as well. I can't be the only one with this idea but if you are reading this and have access to investment capitol please steal this idea and reap the rewards for taking the risk.
Learning to build comes natural to many.
The design is fabulous, though the lack of market comprehension is to be expected....
This man has amazing accent - half hispanic, half RP
@@TheAstroflight I never said I thought he was Hispanic.
Gubbah He didn’t say he was hispanic, he is talking just about accent. 🙄
Chilean accent. 😉🇨🇱
Amazingly enough, I heard Indian accent as well.
@@MariaMartinez-researcher ¡weá!
Like the idea, 'half a house'
The world NEEDS more of this level of thinking. And not but.
Love the music
I like the idea here, quickly built in a pinch to rehouse people displaced by an earthquake and with space to expand the property. Big problem with right to buy in the UK was that only 20% of revenue from house purchases went back to the local authority. The rest went to central government and they have a track record of spending unwisely.
I think this is a great idea.
As a practising architect I’m not sure how well this would work in areas with high land values, most notably major cities. The cost of building materials is very low compared to the price of land - it’s the land cost in areas such as London which accounts for most of a building’s value. For example I could build a basic house for as little as 20-50k, but the cost of the land would be minimum 250k for a small plot in London.
That's nice? What does that have to do with anything? Nobody is suggesting people build a bunch of small houses all over London.
Cool video
I love this 💕
Brilliant and because people are part of the creative process they will have pride in their work...why aren't more countries following his example? Of course we who were against it at the time said that would happen but whenever did that witch Thatcher ever listen to anyone?
I did not understand ur last statement
Beautiful concept & Logically sound!!!!
Cudos to Alejandro Aravena !!!
Nobel prize this guy deserves
But they rebuilt in the same area prone to tsunami and earthquakes? Rebuilding again will have an higher impact on the environment because they will need more supplies. Why not relocated?
No, they did not rebuild in the same place. There is a not safe zone where you can't build anymore. These were built in higher grounds, to avoid tsunami damage again. Against Earthquakes, you can't relocate though. Just build to code. Everything here is built to new anti-earthquake standards, especially these social, government built homes. I would know, i built some myself, but not like these though.
god i love daring housing market innovations... im a fuckind dweeb
You're not a dweeb youre just a person who values a fair living possibility.
brilliant idea tho i feel efficiency should be top priority ...
I thought this was a great idea until the end when Jeff Self said they tried a similar idea in Thatcher. Those houses, like he said, are too expensive for most people to afford now - just like all the other houses. So, programs like these are wonderful but apparently are only temporary. The extraordinary impossible house prices are the root of the problem. How can THAT problem be solved?
Nice!
It seemed like they're saying what they did in the UK was a problem with social housing that couldn't happen with the Chilean half houses. But if the first owners expand and end up selling at market rate, then wouldn't the exact same thing happen there too? Am I missing something?
Put a limit on the market price. Someone said it before.
viva chile!!!!
OK...but...the very last comment about what happened in the UK with the homes returning to market at full market value will happen with the Chilean housing, no? In fact, the house will be more since the owners have now likely added on to it.
Yes, but the goal here isn't to house people temporarily and then house different poor people in the same houses.
Different contexts. This is disaster response housing. It exists to house people displaced by loss of their existing homes to natural disaster.
Excellent however like the social housing post WWII housing here in Australia you start out with a kitchen and build out from there. Let's return to practical.
So it’s a condo or townhouse? We have these all over America.
If this is the future I'm just grateful I'll most likely not be alive to see it.
We are glad you wont be around too.
Very smart . I currently live in the USA and I paid $12K for my house.
I was going to buy rural to have freedom to build as I please. It will suck having to deal with city planners but the convince should be worth it. Every thing I need is less than half mile away. Walmart, gym, Dr office, movie theater, hospital , waffle House.
Sprawl. adding to the land being eaten up by human housing, instead of using land already being used or reuse derelict areas.
So you want people to go homeless while you spend vast resources finding and preparing this land for construction?
Yeah, okay pal.
@@seigeengine he's white. They dont care about others.
@tepunto I am also white.
Could they not build a ground floor house only with a flat roof so you could then build up ?
Humans always pessimistic about something that's petty and never happy for others. Gosh your petty
SURVEILANCENETWORK C.I.A it was only a suggestion you dope !
This is a remarkable economic concept, The pure understanding that as we accumulate wealth so we renovate and improve our houses. Why on earth aren't more low income houses built to cater for this concept?
I want a house like that...
Yo odio vivir en casas pareadas porque se escucha todo lo del vecino, imagínate tener vecinos pegados a ambos lados. Hell.
No entiendo mucho, qué quiere explicar?
If the home is subsidized the profit should be limited. After you pay off the mortgage, you get all your money back.
Ask Freddy and fanny Mae about that one r u ALL ??????
I like the idea that people can customise their home but I'm a bit confused on how the financials work. Is this the same model as he spoke of in the UK that left those big problems after the first generation. Maybe this is only really meant for one generation as it was in response to a natural disaster not general ongoing needs for subsidised housing.
I will never deal with social housing again. Every rentor was a mess.
If u can see in the video the first woman already broke the cabinets. And why is the drywall missing from above the window...
I think you need to watch it again. They're not renting...they own these homes. But they only buy a half house and build the rest when they can afford it. She said that they hadn't worked on the kitchen much. You were looking at the part of the house where they were still building. The cabinets weren't broken lol there were no cabinets
so no solution to being priced out of range? kind of left things up in the air. the hoses are beautiful tho. least I think so.
Are these houses following safety codes as they expand?
Frames for the front and back don't need as much as the side structure that is already built.
No just old fashion Chinese FIRE drills. Codes. If on fire just over on IT.