Thesis Ques t ion
H ow can arch i tec tu r e po s i ti vel y i m p act the l ives o f homel es s veter a ns ?
Thesis Stat e m ent
B iophilic and mo dul a r des i gn s h o u l d b e u sed in t ran s i ti o n a l ho u s i ng f o r homeless vet er a n s s o th ey c a n b e a ssist ed in o ver c o mi n g ph y s i c a l an d m ental disabi l i ti es .
P roj ect O ver view
T his project w i l l r edef i n e ho w tr an s i t i o n al housing fo r h o mel es s v eter a ns sh o u l d b e d esigned. It w i l l c r ea te new s ta n d ar d s b y cre a t ing spaci o us f l o o r pl a ns f o r p e o p l e w i t h p hysical disabi l i ti es , u s i ng bi o ph i l i c d e s i g n to reduce t he ef f ec ts o f men ta l i l l n e s s e s , a nd capitalizi ng o n mo dul a r desi g n f o r i t s tim e and co st ef f i c i enc y . Thi s pr o j e ct w i l l introduce VA f a c i l i ti es o n- s i te to al l o w f o r e a sier access to medi c a l tr ea tme n t . It w i l l integrat e t he l o c a l c o mmun i ty t h r o u g h outdoo r publi c s pa c es a nd c o mm e r ci al b uildings to enc o ur a ge th e i n ter act i o n of homeless v eter a ns a n d o ther s i n t h e com munit y. Th i s f a c i l i ty w i l l ma i n l y h o u s e single-unit dw el l i n gs bec a u s e 92 % o f homeless veter a n s a r e s i n gl e ma l e s . Ho w e v e r , there will be s o me tw o - bedr o o m u n i t s f o r the occasional bo n ded pa i r . Page 7
