Michael Maltzan’s Latest Supportive Housing Project Pops with Color | Architectural Record

In designing the 49,500-square-foot structure—housing 76 studio apartments, a manager’s unit, and supportive social services—Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) recognized the strong need for community, both among the residents and within the broader surroundings. “Even though homeless people live out in the public realm, right on the streets,” observes principal Michael Maltzan, “it can be a profoundly isolating experience.” Addressing that reality, the architects developed a building that not only integrates multiple natural gathering spaces, but also mediates between two very different neighborhood conditions.

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