Best community housing design for Global Awards shortlisted
LOS ANGELES: The shortlist for the best affordable seniors housing design has been declared.
Over 250 programmes have been considered by the awards secretariat. One of the finalists in this category is shown above.
Brooklyn Senior Affordable Housing: Designed for elderly and formerly homeless residents for whom the architects say “housing is often scarce and beset by institutional design,” this building is located on a former industrial site. Only If created a centralized double-height “loggia” as a flexible central living room, where residents could gather, linger, and create community.
The Global Award winner will be announced in December in London. (Globals)