Courtesy of 2018 AIA Housing Awards

• Crest Apartments is a permanent supportive housing projects that provides 64 homes and comprehensive on-site supportive services for Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable homeless individuals (includes 23 homeless veterans)
• 45,000 square feet
• Awarded LEED Platinum
• Includes studio apartments and community spaces for residents (social services offices, a communal kitchen, laundry room, residents’ lounge, and community garden on the ground level)
• There’s a sustainable green landscape that spreads across the entire site while the building’s arched form and open terraces float above
• The reception lobby is positioned at the front to welcome residents and visitors and to create an active connection to the street
• Light-filled spaces throughout the building form a network of community spaces and connect residents
• 4 upper residential floors of studio apartments include large windows and are connected by open-air corridors that introduce vibrant color, natural light, cross ventilation, and views of the surrounding city