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Students respond to housing insecurity crisis by designing and building a better alternative
MONARCH VILLAGE
BY STUDIO 804
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STUDIO 804 DESIGN-BUILD STUDENTS WORKED WITH THE LAWRENCE COMMUNITY SHELTER TO CREATE MONARCH VILLAGE, A GROUP OF 12 BEAUTIFULLY FUNCTIONAL TINY HOMES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
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An innovative approach to transitional housing, Monarch Village allows much- needed privacy for families while also providing access to important services the shelter provides.
The homes are arranged around a community vegetable garden and the monarch butterfly migration garden that gives the village its name.
A 900- square-foot, open-sided common shelter just north of the garden acts as gathering space for families at the shelter. Each home includes space for four people with two separate sleeping areas, a bunk bed in one, and a pullout sleeper couch in the other. In addition, each unit has a full bathroom and small kitchenette. One unit has been designed to be fully ADA accessible. All of the furniture and cabinetry was designed and built by the Studio 804 students.
