New Housing for New Orleans

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House Made of Cups is Strawn.Sierralta’s award winning design for affordable, multi-family housing for New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The project includes an environmentally-sensitive 12-unit apartment building, a daycare facility and a community center that stand as the anchor for a larger development that also includes six, single-family residences. Strawn.Sierralta’s, Zero-Energy proposal is inspired by the “Go Cups” that are handed out at every New Orleans’ restaurant and bar. The cups will will kick-start a recycling loop that will allow visitors to New Orleans to become part of the re-construction process. House Made of Cups was submitted to an international design competition, held by Global Green and chaired by Brad Pitt, and was presented with the Gold Star Award.