Transitional Youth Housing

HOMELESSNESS in Los Angeles. The need for shelter is a basic human need. In the United States, the number of homeless people grew in the 1980s, as welfare cuts increased. Considering the city of Los Angeles, there has been a huge dramatic rise in the number of homeless people and tied with this there was an increasing number of impoverished and runaway children, teenagers and young adults which led me to concentrate into this idea of developing a transitional housing space for youth which indirectly helps society. Youth homelessness is different than adult homelessness, Young people often couch-surf between friends and family and many do not identify as homeless. Homeless young people are at higher risk of exploitation and trafficking on the streets: about one-fifth of homeless youth report being trafficked and over one-third experience violence or assault.

Young people in particular share an inherent optimism about the possibilities that lie ahead. We must leverage this opportunity. Almost 50% of homeless adults in our community experience homelessness for the first time before the age of 25. Helping young people move forward is our most effective strategy in preventing and ending adult homelessness.

Existing site plan

Accessibility to the site and its connection with culture around it gave me major drive to develop this project to inspire youth into right direction using people and culture around site.

Proposed site plan

Connectivity is important the sky walk which was developed to connect all types of communities living around and help people to develop at the same time giving them space in particular to have a semi private space to use for themselves.