A joint effort in creating a sustainable and circular community development in Accra, Ghana and continuing the legacy of J. Max Bond, Jr.

J. Max Bond Jr.’s own years of professional practice dedicated to the building of the then young Ghanaian country in the 1960s served as a fruitful and inspiring model for this collaboration. Upon several coordination and planning meetings, the three organizations responsible for this work agreed to work collaboratively on the research and creation of a comprehensive and sustainable development strategy for Accra. The research and proposed strategies address the inherent challenges associated with urban settlement patterns, limited infrastructure, housing shortages, and limited economic opportunity within Ghana and across much of the continent.

Several of these challenges are further exacerbated by financing challenges presented by limited local and international development investment and a lack of accessible consumer and commercial banking and loan products. The latter is considered as an important component in creating a stable and affordable housing market whereby consumer affordability, development investment, and loan repayment and risk are mitigated through greatly lowered construction cost, and maintenance costs, translating into affordability and proven ecological scalability.

—Excerpt, Live+Work Accra

Client: Withheld | Location: Osu, Accra, Ghana | Total Floor Area: 24,000 ft2/2230m2 | Budget: withheld | Status: Schematic Design, Phase 1

Project Lead: Bond Center for Urban Futures at CCNY, USA, Shawn Rickenbacker, Director | Project Advisors: Davis Brody Bond, NY / Spacesmith Concept Design / Circular Economy: HTDSTUDIO (Articulated Block)

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