Courtesy of 2011 AIA/HUD Secretary's Awards

• The project remediates the site of a collapsed freeway
• Mixed-use Single Room Occupancy building
• Provides 120 permanent supportive studio apartments for formerly homeless residents, many of whom have mental and physical disabilities
• The design is responsive to their needs, balancing independence with security, maximizing a constricted site to meet program needs, and creating attractive homes and community spaces
• The five-story structure draws inspiration from its surroundings, both standing out and fitting in with the neighborhood fabric
• Includes a landscaped courtyard, second-level deck, and roof garden provide social opportunities and address community concerns about loitering
• Well-lit sidewalks, permeable paving, plantings, and bike racks make for a safe, active addition to the streetscape
• The retail corner is to house a social-service bakery/café that will offer jobs and job training to residents