Partners for Livable Omaha invites you to follow OurStory as we work with a multidisciplinary team of professionals, academics, and architecture students to create new design solutions for existing and emerging small home developers creating infill housing and accessory dwellings in the Omaha metro and beyond. 

Whether you're building for a loved one, or building for the love of your community, this collaborative design process and lessons learned will empower you to take action.

How do we want to live as we age?

OurStory is a prototype aging-ready small home for Omaha that seeks affordability at the intersection of design, finance, and policy. Designed by the UNL College of Architecture’s FACT studio and led by Partners for Livable Omaha, OurStory fills a gap in the local market for small house designs that are constructible, financeable, environmentally sustainable, and empowering. OurStory designs can function as standalone small homes, accessory dwelling units to existing  homes, or as part of dense cottage courts and cluster communities using community land trusts or other innovative land tenancy regimes. 

The all-electric, space-efficient concept is rooted in universal design and  features structural insulated panels (exterior walls and roof), heat pumps,  and prefabricated components to reduce construction time, boost building  energy efficiency, and realize affordability. 

Shown below are the first two variations known as Corby & Benson to be constructed in 2025 by FACT and a team of professionals led by Partners for  Livable Omaha.

Learn more about our design process, view site plans and additional images at www.factlab.org

Please take a few minutes to complete this anonymous survey to give your feedback on the OurStory house designs and our upcoming development project in the Benson neighborhood in Omaha.