Adjacent to the Duke Smart home, “Swift and Faber” was a schematic for an affordable faculty / staff housing project proposed for Duke University.
It was designed by Ross Chapin in 2013, and modeled off of the restricted-buyer covenants system that was used to build Trinity Heights in 2001.
Swift and Faber featured a common court, a commons building and ADUs on every lot, all anchored by its highly-desired location nestled halfway between Duke’s East and West Campuses. In total, there were 30 new homes proposed.
Despite the beautiful renderings the project never proceeded.
