Prior to Hantz Farms planting trees, the land must be prepared for cultivation, a task which involves the removal of demolished or derelict buildings. Why not make use of the derelict housing on Hantz Farm property by regarding it as a resource?
From this perspective, vacant houses become valuable to a community for various reasons. Waste wood is burned, hardware is collected and sold as scrap, crushed masonry and fill are used for paving.
Houses scheduled for demolition can be demolished by pioneer cabin residents, future arborists. Work and living then, are initially centered around vacant houses during demolition.
The inconsistent distribution of resources imposes variations on the pioneer cabin arrangements which result in deviations from the gridded array of future tree locations.
The site stance then is one which is ultimately constrained by the future existence of trees, but one that takes on irregularities based on present conditions.
Bare lots dominate the landscape, occupied lots are obstacles (private land is to be respected), and vacant houses (red) are lots where there are available resources for pioneers to readily exploit.
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