The way in which architects communicate construction information has been shaped by societal and technological changes over the past 150 years. A more litigious and economically motivated society and the mass production of standardized building materials have left the architect in a position of lesser power and therefore with a reduced social mandate. Social responsibility in housing is in greater need as governments have ceased to be providers of affordable housing. The emerging technology of computer numerical controlled (CNC) fabrication facilitates a new mode of practice for architects that allows for greater engagement in the process of construction. Detroit, a city whose development is deeply connected to mass production, is seen as a fitting and ironic site to explore the architectural potential of a housing project utilizing CNC fabrication. In an urban, yet strangely rural landscape, this project seeks a diverse and organic model different from current affordable housing schemes and the universal, Utopian modernist projects.