The SIX

Architect: Brooks + Scarpa

Location: Los Angeles, California

Category: Specialized Housing (category four)

A 52-unit affordable housing project provides a home, support services and rehabilitation for previously homeless and/or disabled veterans.

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The SIX is a LEED Platinum 52-unit affordable housing project provides a home, support services and rehabilitation for previously homeless and/or disabled veterans.  It is located in the MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. McArthur Park has one of the highest densities in the USA with over 38,000 people per square mile.

Offering shelter and comfort, The SIX breaks the prescriptive mold of the traditional shelter by creating public and private "zones" in which private space is deemphasized, in favor of large public areas. The organization of the space is intended to transform the way people live-away from a reclusive, isolating layout towards a community-oriented, interactive space.

The project distinguishes itself from most conventionally developed projects in that it incorporates energy efficient measures that exceed standard practice, optimize building performance, and ensure reduced energy use during all phases of construction and occupancy.

"The project is distinctive and pushes the boundary of design for supportive housing."—Jury comment

Additional information

Architect of record: Brooks + Scarpa

Landscape design: Brooks + Scarpa

Engineering: JAMA

Engineering (structural): IEG Mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Engineering (civil): Barbara Hall

Specifications: Phil Easton

Photography: Tara Wujick

Jury

Katherine Williams, AIA, (Chair) Fifth Generation Holdings, Falls Church, Virginia

Joe Digrado, AIA, Danielian Associates, Irvine, California

Blake Held, AIA, Blake H. Held Architect, PLLC, Honeoye Falls, New York

Charles Mudede, The Stranger (Journalist), Seattle, Washington

David Perkes, AIA, Mississippi State University GCCDS, Biloxi, Mississippi    

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