• Location: Civic Ring, New Kourou
• Address: SW Civic Ring Road 1
• Surroundings: Situated within New Kourou’s Civic Ring, among other federal institutions and administrative centers.

The Federal Housing Agency (FHA) Building serves as the headquarters of the Federal Housing Agency, which administers all housing within the Federal Confederation. Housing assignments are calculated annually by the GAIA system in accordance with the Federal Settlement Plan and the requirements of the Peace Treaty. Every citizen receives their official housing assignment once per year on a Shellac Record slip delivered by the Federal Courier Service’s Postal Service.

Assignments are binding; citizens cannot move freely between settlements. Officially, contradictions are possible but tightly regulated, with all appeals ultimately reviewed against GAIA’s Annual Plan projections.

The FHA Building was completed in 2632, following the postwar Communard reforms under Supreme Councilor Aisha Patel. It replaced the free-market housing system of the Beta Age with a centralized, planned allocation system designed to conserve resources and comply with the Peace Treaty. Since then, the building has functioned as the administrative hub for the allocation, maintenance, and supervision of all housing in New Kourou, Firetown, Hope, and Morningstar.

• Construction Materials: Salvaged plating and alloy frames from the Last Frontier.
• Floors: 3
• Design Purpose: A pragmatic administration center, designed to process large volumes of records, track housing inventories, and coordinate new construction.

Its plain façade reflects the Communard principle of resource conservation: functional, durable, and bureaucratic. Inside, corridors are lined with filing cabinets, Shellac Record readers, and dispatch stations for the Postal Service.

Ground Floor

• Reception Desk: Handles inquiries and accepts contradiction petitions.
• Housing Allocation Office: Processes GAIA’s assignments, issues Shellac Record slips for the Postal Service, and monitors waiting lists.

Second Floor

• Director’s Office: Oversees strategy, resource use, and housing expansion plans.
• Real Estate Management Department: Manages inspections, maintenance, and communal facilities.
• Citizen Appeals Desk: Accepts petitions for contradictions, requiring documentation from healthcare or local authorities.

Third Floor

• Design & Construction Department: Plans new developments, focusing on sustainable Mycel-Block and timber-based construction.
• Administrative Cluster: Manages procurement, HR, and inter-agency coordination.

The building has a strictly bureaucratic character. Grey alloy walls, harsh strip lighting, and long rows of filing cabinets emphasize efficiency over comfort. The air smells faintly of ink, Shellac polish, and recycled paper. Couriers bustle in and out, carrying sealed records. Citizens queue at reception in silence, aware that their housing fate rests in GAIA’s hands rather than in negotiation.

• FHA Director: Executes GAIA’s housing plans and mediates with the Federal Council.
• Allocation Officers: Issue and track Shellac Record housing slips.
• Maintenance Supervisors: Oversee repair crews and inspections across all settlements.
• Appeals Clerks: Process contradiction petitions, request medical/family confirmations, and forward them to GAIA.
• Construction Planners: Design and oversee new housing projects.

• Public Access: Reception open for inquiries and contradictions; all other areas restricted.
• Operating Hours: Mon–Sat, 08:00–18:00. Internal staff shifts extend until 20:00.
• Operational Rhythm:
  • Morning: Review GAIA’s latest allocation figures; print Shellac Records for Postal Service dispatch.
  • Midday: Citizen hearings and appeals; coordination with Allotment and Health Agencies for family/medical cases.
  • Afternoon: Maintenance planning, construction project reviews, and audit checks.
  • After Hours: Deputies secure the archive; daily records sealed in vaults.

Although assignments are considered binding, citizens may file contradictions under strict rules: - Medical exceptions (verified by a Federal General Practitioner). - Family mismatches (e.g., GAIA assigned less space than required for the two-child policy). - Administrative errors (misrecorded family size, job, or status).

Appeals are lodged at the Citizen Appeals Desk but are forwarded back to GAIA. Very few result in reassignment, reinforcing GAIA’s authority over the Annual Plan.

• Entry Checkpoints: Deputies of the Federal Sheriff verify identities.
• Archive Security: Housing records and Shellac backups kept in locked vaults.
• Analog Alert System: Linked to the Federal Sheriff’s HQ for emergencies.

Legal (Common Interactions)

• Receive housing assignments from Postal Service delivery
• File a contradiction petition at reception
• Deliver Shellac Record housing slips as a courier

Illegal

• Bribe clerks to alter assignments
• Steal or forge Shellac Records
• Break into archives to destroy or replace data

The FHA Building embodies the tension between citizens and the system. PCs might be tasked by the Federal Sheriff to uncover fraud or stop black-market housing:

• The Stolen Assignment: A batch of Shellac Records disappears before delivery. PCs must recover them before they’re sold in Firetown.
• The Contradiction Conspiracy: A network of appeals clerks is secretly falsifying petitions. PCs must investigate whether it’s corruption or a covert Individualist plot.

• Federal Housing Agency
• Federal Confederation
• Federal Settlement Plan
• ExoHuman Housing Conditions in the Gamma Age
• GAIA System
• Peace Treaty
• Communardism
• New Kourou