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Dailey Road Neighborhood, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
Conservation Design Forum assisted in the planning and implementation of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' first housing community. Following the Band's Tribal Mission to provide a high quality of life to its members while preserving Mother Earth, CDF and the Band designed the community master plan to recognize the unique topographic and landscape features of the site and incorporate them into an integrated system of restored natural woodlands, prairies, and wetlands accessible to residents via walking paths. The first neighborhood located at Dailey Road incorporates sustainable site infrastructure strategies including bioswales, rain gardens, and flat-curbed streets to maximize rainwater cleansing and infiltration on-site. The homes were designed and oriented to view restored natural landscapes. Front porches, in the traditional neighborhood style, provide space for outdoor enjoyment and communion with neighbors, while screened porches and patios in the rear of the homes provide more private space.
location: Dowagiac, Michigan
client: Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
completed: 2004
award: HUD Best Practices in Innovation, 2005
Green Features
Bioswales
Native Landscape Systems
Rain Gardens
Remnant Landscape Restoration