Site: 5800 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California
• C1 Zone (Currently M1-1)
• 20,387sf on 3 Joined Parcels
• 2:1 FAR (Maximum)
• Maximum Area = 40,774sf
Permanent supportive housing
As a proposed affordable housing complex, this project takes into account the physical and cultural context of Los Angeles. Particularly, Prop HHH and the Los Angeles affordable housing crisis served as a frame for exploring the disciplinary agency of architecture as applied to Permanent Supportive Housing.
Housing (32,000 gsf)- 50 Units
30 Single Room Occupancy Apartments (300sf)
10 2-Bedroom Family Apartments (600sf)
10 3-Bedroom Family Apartments (750sf)
Each unit must have access to outdoor space One Communal Living/Amenity Space per 10 Apartments (5 Total @ 600sf) Outdoor Spaces are Not Considered Project Floor Area
Commercial Program (2,500gsf)
Gallery/Event Space (1,200sf)
Café (600sf)
Bathrooms (~150sf) • Social Services (4,000gsf)
Administrative Offices (2 @ 150sf)
Meeting Room (1 @ 300sf)
Consultation Rooms (4 @ 300sf)
Classrooms (2 @ 600sf)
Plan Perspective
