SOM177

Y Transitional Housing for the Homeless

Design/Completion 1987/1993 New York. New York. USA N    City of New York Department of General Services

700,000 square feet Concrete; CMU wali and precast plank Brick veneer

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As models for a public program providing housing for homeless singles and families, both schemes offer amenides such as medical care and a rangę of social services.

The families building houses approximately 100 families. Organized around a central entrance pavilion with social services and communal areas, the residenual wings contain both single and double living units. The brick buildings are characterized by painted aluminum Windows and a hipped roof on the entrance pavilion, which suggest traditional house forms. Outdoor space and playgrounds are part of the program.

The singles facility houses approximately 185 residents in “clusters” stacked in an interlocking manner throughout the building. Common facilides and dining rooms are centrally located and link difTerent site configuradons.

1 Families: typical bedroom

2 Families: typical kitchen and dining

3    Families: generał vicw

4    Families: playground

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