Algiers Village Living Communities Challenge Vision Plan
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VISION CONCEPT DRAWINGS<br />
The following spread explains how these concepts will impact the character of <strong>Algiers</strong> <strong>Village</strong>, and potentially address any<br />
concerns about undue development being proposed. The <strong>Living</strong> Community <strong>Challenge</strong> prioritizes development in areas<br />
that are already impacted, or that capitalizes on exiting building footprints. This way, natural areas are conserved,<br />
along with their valuable ecosystem functions (such as providing wildlife habitat, flood mitigation, etc). Not only this, but<br />
the rural character of <strong>Algiers</strong> is preserved.<br />
Another consideration is the historic nature of <strong>Algiers</strong> <strong>Village</strong> as a population center in southern Vermont. While<br />
the surrounding landscape of <strong>Algiers</strong> is generally rural, the <strong>Village</strong> itself is relatively dense in terms of the number of<br />
residential, commercial, and civic buildings are present now and were in the past. One way to preserve open space in our<br />
communities is to continue to promote development density where these footprints exist, as opposed to low-density<br />
development in rural residential districts which lead to environmental impacts and ecological fragmentation.<br />
The nonprofits in <strong>Algiers</strong> <strong>Village</strong> have embodied this planning principle, and have proposed new community spaces and<br />
functions within existing buildings in the <strong>Village</strong>. This doesn’t necessarily mean that these properties will be taken or<br />
acquired for community use, rather it demonstrates a theoretical commitment to sound and ecological development<br />
patterns.<br />
<strong>Algiers</strong> <strong>Village</strong>, Guilford, Vermont<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Concept Drawing<br />
DEVELOPMENT/PROPOSALS<br />
WITHIN EXISTING BUILDING<br />
FOOTPRINTS<br />
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN-<br />
FILL IN VILLAGE CENTER<br />
These two identified buildings<br />
(the “Tudor” building,<br />
formerly “Doggy DayCare,”<br />
and the second floor of the<br />
Broad Brook House) are repurposed<br />
to provide space for<br />
economic development that is<br />
appropriate to the <strong>Village</strong> (such<br />
as co-working space, a small<br />
business incubator, etc).<br />
ELDER HOUSING IN-FILL<br />
Here, this existing residential<br />
property is acquired in the longterm<br />
to provide elder housing.<br />
An addition is constructed off<br />
the existing structure to provide<br />
more units.<br />
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AT<br />
BEE-BARN<br />
This building (the Bee Barn)<br />
is used in the long-term for<br />
mixed use development, as<br />
opportunities arise in the<br />
<strong>Village</strong> or as part of this<br />
community development. This<br />
can be primarily residential<br />
space, but with available office<br />
space if needed.
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