Don Norman

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    The Space Between

    The twin clapboard houses that contractor Norman Scotland built side-by-side on Warburton Avenue are what one might expect to find in Westchester County, N.Y. Modest in scale and colonial in flavor, you almost wouldn't know they were newly constructed just a couple of years ago. And with their enviable views of the Hudson River, you'd never guess that they are affordable for-sale duplexes set above apartment flats, with the flats designated as rental housing for low-income tenants.

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    MAKING THE GRADE: The affordable duplexes on Warburton Avenue are carved into a sloping parcel  that most considered unbuildable. The units were bid and built at $117 per  square foot, with more than 150 cubic yards of concrete retaining  walls. Authentic clapboard siding was a requirement, per historic district  guidelines. Project name: Hastings Housing; Location: Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.; Builder: Landscot, Yonkers, N.Y.; Architect: Duo Dickinson Architect, Madison, Conn.; Project size: Two duplexes (ownership units above rental flats) on .3 and .29 acres, respectively; Price per home: $200,000; Square footage: 1,400 square feet (ownership residences); 600 square feet (rental units); Area median income: $59,200; Median home price: $500,000 courtesy duo dickinson architect

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