INDIGO 3 BEDROOM

missing middle housing — urban infill — sustainable design

The Indigo-3 Bedroom is a compact, livable, 1,173 square foot, three-bedroom, two-bath starter home designed for high-density urban areas. Its 530 square foot footprint includes a 190 square foot one-car garage and an exterior storage room. The three-level layout includes a recessed entry on the ground floor; an open-concept living, dining, and U-shaped kitchen plus a small bedroom/office and full bath on the second level; and two bedrooms with a common bath on the third floor, all designed with daylight access.

The design stacks the plumbing and uses through-wall energy-recovery ventilators. The home is highly adaptable, deployable as a row home, duplex, or solo DADU (under 1,200SF) on small urban lots, capable of achieving up to 35 units per acre even with one in-unit parking space per home.

The plan is based on a 20’ x 26’-7” existing modular system, allowing for maneuverable transport on city streets and one crane pick per story. The "cube" design offers stylistic variations, with options for modular add-ons like balconies and bay windows. Roofs can be pitched to optimize for solar capacity and direct stormwater to pre-engineered bioretention planters.