@OpticosDesign

Passionate urbanists, cyclists, advocates for much needed zoning reform, and creators of #MissingMiddleHousing concept.

 Berkeley, California
opticosdesign.com
Joined February 2012
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Great time on all star panel @BuildingMuseum on how we can decarbonize, and make more resilient, our affordable housing, and why EVERYONE should care. @PallaviMantha & Linda Toth of @Arup & Marion McFadden of @HUDgov were on fire! Spotted faves @sarabronin & @DanielParolek too!
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Missing Middle Housing types are key to affordability, but parking (and zoning that requires off-street parking) impacts the cost. Parking can cut net density in half and buildings with no parking may achieve higher densities & lower costs. @OpticosDesign cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/06…

How parking affects missing middle housing

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Thank you to all of our amazing speakers & everyone who joined us May 1 for the Kreisman Initiative Housing Law & Policy Symposium, "Missing Middle: The Key to Scaling Affordability?" instagram.com/p/CrygGovgJvC/
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AARP has found time to release a useful primer on “Missing Middle Housing,” with architect and urban designer Dan Parolek of Opticos Design. @OpticosDesign cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/01…

A primer on Missing Middle Housing

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Announcing the WINNER of the 16th annual FBCI @FormBasedCodes Award: @OpticosDesign’s Objective Design + Development Standards for Marin County, CA! 🎉 Read about the stellar model code here: smartgrowthamerica.org/2022-…
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Here's a diagram showing missing middle in its natural environment—the urban block. @OpticosDesign cnu.org/publicsquare/2022/09…
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ICYMI: Yesterday with our partner, @OpticosDesign, we released a new publication, 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔, which we hope will jumpstart conversations on new housing solutions across the country!
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Testified before the Economic Recovery Committee in support of affordable, age-friendly housing as a part of ARPA funding for North and South Omaha. Highlighted this awesome @OpticosDesign Omaha Missing Middle Housing Lot Test Study designed for @AARPNE. #AARPLivable
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Culdesac@culdesac23 Sep 2022
Good evening, Culdesac Tempe! 🌇
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Our students loved the opportunity to learn from Dan Parolek at the @planning_nc conference yesterday! @OpticosDesign @WalkableUrban
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CivicWell@CivicWellorg15 Sep 2022
We're excited to have @KarenParolek of @OpticosDesign join our virtual roundtable on Oct 6 to discuss #MissingMiddle #Housing. civicwell.org/mmh Karen is an advocate for diverse, equitable, walkable communities & a national expert in Form-Based Coding and #zoning reform.
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CivicWell@CivicWellorg9 Sep 2022
Join us on October 6 for the virtual roundtable #MissingMiddle #Housing: A Proven Strategy for Affordability and Walkable Neighborhoods with @KarenParolek of @OpticosDesign & @dagarciajr of @TernerHousing Learn more: buff.ly/3pWEBdB
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This isn't a detached house with an accessory unit, it's a 7-unit "Mansion Building" designed by @OpticosDesign and being built near Omaha, NE as part of a 40-acre, 600+ unit neighborhood development. Super cool, and you'd probably never know the density just by looking at it.
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Culdesac@culdesac8 Jul 2022
tired: urban sprawl wired: the first car-free community in the US built from scratch
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Do you live in #MissingMiddleHousing? (i.e. Walkable, small, multiunit housing that's compatible in scale w/ detached single-family homes.) Have you lived in MMH before? @OpticosDesign would like to hear from you and learn more about your experience. spr.ly/6012zUEdE
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Jonathan Berk
@berkie16 Jul 2022
Solving Massachusetts' housing crisis requires us to embrace a wide diversity of housing types. However, in most communities in Greater Boston, over 80% of land is zoned exclusively for single family homes.
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Touring Culdesac Tempe today with my team from ⁦@OpticosDesign⁩ and ⁦@culdesac⁩
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The car-free neighborhood we @OpticosDesign designed for @culdesac is well under way. This recent photo is really starting to convey the quality of the courtyard spaces, varied massing, tight passages, and irregular paseos that were a core part of design. Thanks @ryanmjohnson
Ryan Johnson
@ryanmjohnson8 Apr 2022
When you build for people instead of cars, you get to build something that looks like this. Green is the first main courtyard
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We're proud to be a B Corp bank and a bank for B Corps. Our client @OpticosDesign uses urban design, architecture, and strategy to make communities healthier, more resilient, and equitable. bit.ly/3JHRdxy #BehindTheB
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I cannot wait to walk these paseos and grab a drink in the main plaza of this car-free community my team at @OpticosDesign and I created in collaboration with @Culdesac.
Opticos Design@OpticosDesign7 Feb 2022
Construction is now well underway at @culdesac, the country's largest car-free, mobility rich community. It's great to see this project coming to life! #walkablecities #carfreecommunities #missingmiddlehousing
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