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
Image credits
Tara Wucjik
Brooks Scarpa
Brooks Scarpa
Tara Wucjik
Brooks Scarpa
Brooks Scarpa
tara Wucjik
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