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Architects: Kadre Architects
- Year: 2023
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Photographs:Paul Vu, Kadre Architects
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Civil Engineer: Hall and Associates, Barbara L. - Hall and Associates
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Contractor: FORD E.C, Arash Daghighian, Sam Daghighian, Farid Hamedy, Manny Abarabar - FORD E.C.
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MEP Engineering: Creative Engineering Group, Richard Ibrahim, Richard Ibrahim - Creative Engineering Group
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Structural Engineer: Nous Engineering, Omar Garza - Nous Engineering
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Landscape Architect: Terremoto, Kadre Architects, Kadre Architects (concepts) and Terremoto, David Godshall, Principal
Text description provided by the architects. In the high desert of Antelope Valley, CA (LA County), The Sierra introduces 38 new transitional housing units for families currently experiencing homelessness. Designed by award-winning emergency housing experts Kadre Architects, and built by Ford E.C., for their longtime partners at Hope the Mission (the largest rescue shelter organization in the country), the sprawling, colorful, 4-acre campus employs the firm’s signature modernist paint accents and graphic approach to create a contemporary, uplifting community for incoming residents. As a new housing prototype, the Sierra explores the rapid conversion of existing hotel stock into transitional housing in a rural setting. The entire Sierra campus comprises 38 self-contained units, a commercial kitchen (the residents receive 3 hot meals a day), a play area for children, a stage, a chicken coop, a basketball court and exercise area and several spaces throughout the property specifically designed for small and large social gatherings to help fortify a sense of belonging and community. On-site case management offices serve as a navigation center and the forthcoming pre-school construction will further provide residents with necessary support in re-entering the workforce and transitioning out of homelessness.
