Supportive housing
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about supportive housing
Project • By asap/ adam sokol architecture practice • Parks/Gardens
Skid Grow
Our concept for Skid Grow takes a radically different direction, asking how we can reconsider our land use policies to make the best possible use of LA’s vast urban areas to the greatest benefit of all Angelenos, including the unhoused and those needing more support. Our premise is that there is tremendous value inherent in the area currently known as Skid Row, and by seeking to unlock that value we can create significant market rate and affordable housing while also directing unprecedented resources to the benefit of the unhoused.
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Our vision for Skid Grow includes: 16,500 units of market rate housing, 2,100 units of affordable housing, 8,000 units of supportive housing, and 6,500 shelter beds. This would be... More
Project • By Alexander Gorlin Architects • Social Housing
The Brook
The Brook, a six-story building in the South Bronx, provides permanent supportive housing to low-income workers, the formerly homeless, and individuals with mental illness who are transitioning to permanent employment and homes. Formerly on an empty lot, the building repairs the urban fabric of the block by creating a continuous street wall along Brook Avenue and 148th Street.
The Brook is designed and engineered for maximum environmental sensitivity using the most cost effective means available. In March 2013, the Brook received LEED Silver certification. The building, built with low-toxicity materials, features ventilation and lighting systems that maximize natural light and solar heat while water-saving fixtures and draft vestibules inc... More
Project • By Landon Bone Baker Architects • Offices
La Casa Norte
La Casa Norte is a new mixed-use comprehensive community center in Humboldt Park on the city’s Near Northwest Side. Services include a homeless youth drop-in center, healthcare center, café and food pantry, and Pierce House, 25 units of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
The design blends highly social spaces at the front of the building with more discrete areas that meet a need for confidentiality, including the residences surrounding a private courtyard. The project respects the existing neighborhood fabric, fitting snugly into the low-rise urban context. It provides an innovative and environmentally friendly home for the residents, employees, and community.
In addition to the large open... More
Project • By Holst Architecture • Housing
Bud Clark Commons
Home Forward, formerly known as the Housing Authority of Portland, in partnership with Transition Projects Inc., set a new standard for social services by developing Bud Clark Commons, which combines supportive housing and a community resource center under one roof. Located at the gateway to downtown Portland, near historic Union Station and bordering the Pearl District, an upper income mixed-use neighborhood, Bud Clark Commons balances durability and the rigorous programmatic requirements of a coalition lead by the City of Portland with a progressive design and sustainability approach. The project earned a LEED Platinum certification with savings from the use of energy-efficient technologies estimated at $60,000 per year.
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