The Live-Work Unit: Location and Mix

New Urban News Technical Page by Andres Duany, Michael Morrissey, and Patrick Pinnell

The design of every housing unit must consider both its living and its working functions.

All dwellings are intrinsically the stage for domestic work, including such routine tasks as cooking, laundering, and maintenance. Standards for easing these indispensable labors are fairly well developed (if sometimes ignored) among professionals, and they are highly valued by the buying public.