LA Affordable Housing Challenge
Competition, Honorable Mention
Site: Inglewoods, LA, CA
Team: Nicholas Chung, Lucas Luo
December, 2023
Competition, Honorable Mention
Site: Inglewoods, LA, CA
Team: Nicholas Chung, Lucas Luo
December, 2023
Located in Inglewood, LA, this scalable proposal is adjacent to the So-Fi stadium, which will host the Olympic Games in 2028. Addressing the gentrification as a result of the new urban developments in the neighborhood alongside the Olympics, our proposal provides an alternative housing model that is affordable, co-operative, and adaptable.
Affordability does not only refer to a design and construction process that adheres to economies of scale, but also extends into the building’s post-occupancy life cycle through a sustainable standard of living. Each module has 32 residential units and 8 shared spaces for living rooms, recreation, and locally owned businesses. By isolating elements and services that residents could share, they can be taken out of the individual units and placed in the communal spaces. This generates organic interaction whilst lowering cost of living, allowing for both existing Inglewood locals to remain and young people to enter the housing market (there are numerous universities and colleges nearby in Westchester).
Affordability does not only refer to a design and construction process that adheres to economies of scale, but also extends into the building’s post-occupancy life cycle through a sustainable standard of living. Each module has 32 residential units and 8 shared spaces for living rooms, recreation, and locally owned businesses. By isolating elements and services that residents could share, they can be taken out of the individual units and placed in the communal spaces. This generates organic interaction whilst lowering cost of living, allowing for both existing Inglewood locals to remain and young people to enter the housing market (there are numerous universities and colleges nearby in Westchester).
