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  • portland state university | department of architecture & outside in

  • During Winter 2012, Portland State University, Professor of Architecture Sergio Palleroni and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Cross-Cultural Architecture, Teddy Cruz collaborated with 14 graduate architecture students on a studio partnering with Outside In, an organization that has changed the way teenage homelessness is addressed both in this region and nationwide. The partnership over the course of this year produced an effort to create new possible scenarios, or briefs, to address the problem of connecting homeless youth to housing and social services. In the spirit of the solutions showcased in Design with the 90%: Cities, the briefs expand our notions of housing and design engagement of this critical issue by addressing the problem at many scales, from the possibilities of temporary housing based on legal codes that also apply to food carts, to housing collaboratives that also provide neighborhood social services. The ideas that emerged ranged from the individual object to the system of delivery and its urban impact on our neighborhoods. All briefs are based on a deep reading of building code, legal possibilities, and economic incentives available to the agencies and organizations that offer housing and social services today, and were developed in collaboration with Outside In.

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    Scaleperception time

    Actual - There are actual responses that have been show to be successful, though not always

    Opinion - Programs and policies are continuing to be applied (even if they havent proven eective) because people may believe they are the right response.

    Federal funding is not immediate - when funding is nally appointed, it lags behind pertinent needs and the related causes of the crisis. If the response is not immediate - they cannot properly respond with funding.

    The eect of the process of funding appropriation and services: sometimes there is an abundance of housing vouchers sometimes there is an extreme shortage.

    Lotteries - the number of applicants for federal funding, outstrip the immediate abilities of the system to respond to the need. The lottery that is created to mitigate this seeks to lter between what these applicants. This leads to random applicantsbeing accepted and then reviewed to see if they actually qualify, and those that may have needed the funding, most werent even reviewed.

    Awareness / ignorance: Perhaps the biggest reason why there is a crisis is because people are ignorant of what homeless prevention, daily life and the recovery process from homelessness actually looks like. There is also a lack of awareness of how people and agencies are currently responding. Most might not even know there is a crisis!

    Social perception - Stigmas, cultural responses, political views, etc can lead to a splitting of heads on dierent approaches to homelessness.

    who receives funding?

    what is our response?

    How much do we give?

    Since so many groups are applying for federal funding, there arent enough resources to timely respond to the need - instead there is a lottery that is created where somewhat random groups are accepted and then reviewed to see if they actually qualify,

    Cities and programs vary so extensively that one generic blanket of a solution cannot be applied to all. We need specific and personal solutions.

    zHOMELESS policy OF the federal government

    While the groups that may have needed the funding the most werent even reviewed. Sometimes there is an abundance of housing vouchers, sometimes there is an extreme shortage.

  • Scaleperception time

    Actual - There are actual responses that have been show to be successful, though not always

    Opinion - Programs and policies are continuing to be applied (even if they havent proven eective) because people may believe they are the right response.

    Federal funding is not immediate - when funding is nally appointed, it lags behind pertinent needs and the related causes of the crisis. If the response is not immediate - they cannot properly respond with funding.

    The eect of the process of funding appropriation and services: sometimes there is an abundance of housing vouchers sometimes there is an extreme shortage.

    Lotteries - the number of applicants for federal funding, outstrip the immediate abilities of the system to respond to the need. The lottery that is created to mitigate this seeks to lter between what these applicants. This leads to random applicantsbeing accepted and then reviewed to see if they actually qualify, and those that may have needed the funding, most werent even reviewed.

    Awareness / ignorance: Perhaps the biggest reason why there is a crisis is because people are ignorant of what homeless prevention, daily life and the recovery process from homelessness actually looks like. There is also a lack of awareness of how people and agencies are currently responding. Most might not even know there is a crisis!

    Social perception - Stigmas, cultural responses, political views, etc can lead to a splitting of heads on dierent approaches to homelessness.

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    kHOMELESS policy OF the state & local governments

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    what can be done differently?With a constant reevaluation of funding and cutbacks the system is always adjusting resources according to how they are currently operating, their existing status, and what is at stake. Resources available on the state scale are typically in place to deal with the logistical

    At this scale, there is a homogeneous protocol for evaluating those services. Where the needs outweigh resources available and the workers available, the priority should be placed on a system where what is being evaluated is how Oregon collectively can best meet the need of her people. Instead a great disconnection and competition of services and resources between agencies is found.

    -Decentralize physical, mental and financial resources.-Connect all service/resource providers for better utilization of space, funding, and functionality. -Create a less homogeneous response with more specificity.-Increase the amount of people making resources available.

  • s.n.a.p.food assistance program

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    spent in 2011$1,189,269,261

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    Can only be used on certain items at certain stores

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    Case ManagementThe coordination of sevices on behalf of a party.*

    *long waitlists, hard to qualify, not readily available

    medicaidA system of health insurance forthose requiring insurance.

    Co-pay depends on pre-qualied level

    All youth under 18 qualify

    Application and lottery process

    Part of OHP - standard for low income

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    1. aging & disable services 421 sw oak st.2. alano club of portland 909 nw 24th ave.3. all angels 1704 ne 43rd ave.4. all saints episcopal church 4033 se woodstock blvd.5. anawim 3733 n williams ave.6. avel gordley 621 sw alder st.7. better people 4310 ne mlk jr. blvd.8. bible training center 2724 n. ainsworth st.9. blanchett house 340 nw glisan st.10. bradley angel 5432 n albina ave.11. cascadia addiction treatment 2415 se 43rd ave.12. cascade aids project 208 sw 5th ave. suite 80013. cascadia behavior health care (royal palms) 310 nw flanders st.14. cascadia behavior health care (garlington center) 3034 ne mlk jr. blvd.15. cascadia urgent walk-in 2415 se 43rd ave.16. celebrate recovery ministry 8501 n chautauqua blvd17. central city concern 726 w burnside st.18. central portland vocational rehab 3945 se powell st.19. change point 1572 ne burnside st.20. childrens community clinic 27 ne killingsworth st.21. city team ministries 526 se grand ave.22. coda drug treatment 1027 e burnside st.23. coalition of community clinics 619 sw 11th ave.24. depaul industries 4950 ne mlk jr. blvd.25. dept of community justice 421 sw 5th ave.26. dept. of human services -food stamps 50 southwest 2nd ave.27. dinner and a movie 909 sw 11th ave.28. disabilities rights oregon 620 sw 5th ave. # 50029. downtown womens center 511 sw 10th ave. # 90530. dual diagnosis anonymous 521 sw 11th ave. # 20031. easter seals 3715 se cesar chavez blvd.32. easter seals (seniors) 5757 sw macadam ave.33. empowerment initiative 3941 se hawthrone st.

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  • 34. episcopal church 147 northwest 19th ave.35. fair housing council of oregon 506 sw 6th ave. # 111136. fairhaven recovery home 20 sw 97th ave.37. family winter shelter 12505 ne halsey st.38. first baptist church 909 sw 11th ave.39. fish emergency services 1335 se hawthorne blvd.40. francis center 6535 se 82nd ave.41. friendly house 1715 nw 26th ave.42. goodwill43. goose hollow family shelter 1838 sw jefferson st.44. grace memorial episcopal church 1535 ne 17th ave.45. harrys mother 738 ne davis st.46. home forward 135 sw ash st., # 20047. homeless vet reintigration project 2 sw 2nd ave.48. hooper detox 20 ne mlk jr. blvd.49. housing transitions 2740 se powell blvd., #650. impact nw 10055 e burnside st.51. inact volunteers of america 727 ne 24th ave.52. iron tribe53. jewish family services 1130 sw morrison st.54. job corp. 1130 sw morrison st., # 40755. josiah iii clinic 5018 ne 15th ave.56. julia west house 522 sw 13th ave.57. legacy clinic at good samaritan 1200 nw 23nd ave.58. lewis & clark legal clinic 310 sw 4th ave.59. life works nw 506 sw 6th avenue # 90560. miracles club 4200 ne mlk jr. blvd.61. mult. county call center62. mult. county ceneral intake 421 sw 5th ave63. native american rehab -nara 1631 sw columbia st.64. new avenues for youth 820 sw oak st.66. north by northeast community health center 3030 ne mlk jr. blvd.67. nw portland ministries 1808 nw irving st.68. obryant square sw 9th ave. at washington st.69. old town clinic 727 w burnside st.

    70. operation nightwatch 1432 sw 13th ave71. oregon perscription drug program p.o. box 10054, portland or 9721072. oregon safenet73. our house 2727 se alder st.74. outside-in 1132 sw 13th ave.75. oxford house of oregon76. p:ear 338 nw 6th77. partnership for perscription drugs 9450 sw barnes rd.78. pivot 209 sw 4th ave.79. planned parenthood 3727 ne mlk jr. blvd.80. portland adventist 11020 ne halsey st.81. portland habituation center nw 522 sw 13th ave.82. portland police sunshine division 687 n thompson st.83. portland rescue mission 111 w burnside st.84. providence addiction treatment center 9450 sw barnes rd.85. quest 2901 e burnside st.86. raphael house of portland 2057 nw overton st.87. red cross severe weather 1302 ankeny st88. road warriors89. rosehaven 627 nw 18th ave90. safes91. salvation adult rehab 6855 ne 82nd ave.92. salvation harbor lights mens shelter sw 2nd and ankeny st.93. sanctatity of hope94. shepards door 13207 ne halsey fork st.95. sisters of the road caf 133 nw 6th ave.96. snow cap 17805 se stark st.97. st. andre bassett 601 w. burnside st.98. st. francis dining hall 330 se 11th ave.99. st. john epis church 2036 se jefferson ave.100. st. michael the arc angel 424 sw mill st.101. st. peter & pauls church 8147 se pine st.

    102. st. philips 120 ne knott st.103. st. stephens 1432 sw 13th ave.104. state of oregon employment services 241 sw edgeway drive105. street light/porch light 1635 sw alder st.106. street roots 211 nw davis st.107. sunnyside methodist church 3520 se yamhill st.108. teen challenge 3121 ne sandy blvd.109. transision projects 9370 sw greenburg rd.110. treatment service nw 9370 sw greenberg rd.111. union gospal mission 3 nw 3rd ave.112. university of western states chropratic college 221 w burnside st.113. urs club 17200 se stark st.114. v.e.t.s. emergency transition shelter 30 sw 2nd ave.115. voz workers rights education project 240 ne mlkjr. blvd.116. veterans admin cap 3710 sw us vet. hosp. rd117. victory outreach 16022 sw stark st.118. volunteers of america residential -mens 2318 ne mlk jr. blvd.119. volunteers of america residential -womens undis-closed120. wallace medical 727 w burnside st.121. west health clinic 426 sw stark st., 5th floor122. william temple house 2023 sw hoyt st.123. womens winter shelter 1111 sw main st.124. yolanda house 601 SW 2nd Ave # 110

  • This plan (Home Again: 10-year Plan to End Homelessness) emphasizes immediate housing for chronically homeless people and a commitment to accountability for all homeless system partners. We want a system that tackles the problem of homelessness with housing and services that work, and we want those services delivered in the most coordinated, efficient manner possible. - Mayor Vera Katz 2004

    There have arisen major issues pertaining the need for new paradigms in Portlands plan including a generic blanket planning that is being applied everywhere - this is not strategic, not innovative. Additionally, an intelligent reorganization of protocols, new visualization methods, and more effective political representation would further improve this plan.

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    PREVENTION, RAPID RE-HOUSING AND PERMANENT SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT HOLISTICALLY AS A TRANSITIONAL RESPONSE.

    housing first cannot be looked at alone as a solution to the housing problem.

    knowing the facts about how we currently respond to homelessness will help us respond better.

    the current system should increase economic opportunities and entrepreneurship.

    the current voucher system is inefficient - so much so that it creates detterrants.

    HOME AGAIN CONCENTRATES ITS EFFORTS AND RESOURCES PRIMARILY DOWNTOWN AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE LARGER POPULATION OF PORTLAND.

    home again10-year plan

  • There are 180 agencies serving the homeless population in Portlands metropolitan area. Services range from shelters to case management or feeds. Despite the large amount of resources providers, many are concentrated downtown and rarely coordinate their services.

    There are multiple service providers in Portland that offer a variety of services including recovery programs, feeds and healthcare. Many providers are general contributors to the support of the homeless population, but only 10% of providers cater specifically to youth.

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    serving homeless youth

    We help homeless youth and other marginalized people move towards improved health and self-sufficiency. -Outside In

    -Still responding to rigid protocols through funding. -Partake in an inventive role as developers of housing. -Understanding the importance of the transitional process in prevention, rapid re-housing and permanent solutions. -Have an outward approach ensures ability to visualize responses to better provide resources.-Housing must be effective and efficient without the institutional feel.

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  • 49+1+49+1+Aemp Job Readiness Training Virginia Wolf Dog Day Care49+1+49+1+Aon-site13 - One-Bedroom & Studio Apartments Co-Housing: 3 - Five-Bedroom Units

    16+1+15+1+16+1+15+1+16+1+16+1+AclinicMedical Syringe Acupuncture Tattoo Mental Naturopathic Outreach Exchange Removal Health & Allopathic32+1+32+1+33+1+Ahealth Injection Drug Users LGBTQ Support Harm Reduction Health Services Trans/Identity Resources Counseling

    32+1+32+1+33+1+Aedu GED & Post Secondary Arts Education & Training Poetry, Music, Painting, etc. Credit Recovery 32+1+32+1+33+1+AHIV Prevention Peer Education Guerilla Theater chat32+1+32+1+33+1+ASupport for Individual Parent Parenting Pregnant Youth Support Classes Parent

    24+1+24+1+24+1+24+1+AStationary Outreach Youth Engagement Road Warrior Activities, Food & Crisis Counseling Specialist Access & Basic Needs day32+1+32+1+33+1+AClean & Sober Assessments & Individual Activities Outpatient Groups Counseling treat

    49+1+49+1+A Site Based: Voucher Belongs Mobile: Voucher is Assigned to one Person, to a Specifi c Housing Unit and the Voucher Moves with that Person.Sec 832+1+32+1+33+1+ANew Avenues for Youth 60 Housing Units at Out Reach to JANUS Madrona & the Jeff ery Yellow Brick Road and othersR.I.S.E.

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  • housing is not like home

    spatial organizers

    diversity of typologies

    detours to housing

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    SHELTER AND ITS SOCIAL INTERFACE

    The rethinking of shelter through its social idiosyncrasies:Crisis Question: How can social structures and character logics be organized in a reaction to housing?

    How may social structures, characters and logics be organized in relation to housing?

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    Outside In as Developer

    Case Worker as Property Manager

    Homeowner as Sponsor

    Landowner as Ambassador

    Agency as Coordinator

    Homeless Person as Neighbor

    Financier as Enabler

    Volunteerism

    Sweat Equity

    Case Worker

    Social Action

    Vocational Desire

    Training

  • zoning, building codes, regulation

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    Mixed use hybrid

    Transportation/ accessibility

    ADU

    adaptive reuse

    eco-districts

    Temporary/ flexible

    split lots

    POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RECOVERY

    Can recovery and rehabilitation be instruments to rethink current policies and economics of urban development?Can existing modes of funding be exploited to generate alternatives? Ordinance - exploit, generate, alter, suggest, identifyRecovery should have a role in tweaking existing funding, codes, etc.

    Can recovery and rehabilitation be instruments to rethink current policies and economics of urban development?

    framework

  • funding streams stakeholders

    public private Developer

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    Philanthropy

    Non-profit

    Land owner

    Government

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    Capital Incentive

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    Grants

    PhilanthropyDonations / Endowment

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  • labor as therapy

    building components

    spatial qualities

    Spatialization therapy

    in and out relationships

    process of constructions

    MATERIAL PRACTICES & VISUALIZATION OF REHAB

    Can the assembly of building systems and their layering resonate in the transformation of behavior?How will environmental systems enable sustainability in the similar tandem of a new sense of well-being?How can adaptive re-use involve homeless youth in the community?Rehab of buildings influenced by rehab process.

    New modes of assembly, labor as therapy, and alternative systems of participation.

    framework

  • therapy and adaptive reuse environmental urbanism and community well being

    environment rehabilitation

    ecosystems

    natural resources

    Building Rehabilitation is Influences by the Process

    of Human Recovery

    Co-dependance of Existing and New

    Temporal Processes of Alteration

    Lightness and Permanency

    Efficiency of Energy Retrofitting

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  • small scale, big change

    Redevelopment of under-utilized lots to conduct a large-scale experiment in small-scale urban development to create the home as mini-city, as micro-economy, as social space. Envisioning a new kind of neighborhood, and reimagining coexistence on a small scale. The lot is traditionally static. To satisfy necessary urban density need but still allow for flexibility, the lot can be fragmented and re-conceptualized as a microeconomic system serving as something that is more than just shelter, but as sites of production. That is allowed to grow incrementally over time. Where the void is more than open space but is stitched with collective programming that supports informal economies and social organization and where every resident has their own micro-house to call their own.

    DESIGNING AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROCESS

    UNITS UNDER 200 SQ FT

    CONFLICT: LOTS ARE STATIC AND ZONING PREVENTS A DEVELOPER FROM FRAGEMENTING THE LOT TO ADDRESS DENSE, URBAN FARIC, AND FLEXIBILITY

    Section 8 vouchers are utilized to pay for rent and construction of units

    when residents wish to move, the 1/3 of income thats been put aside in savings can buy their pod and take it with them

    MEDIATING FUNDING

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    REBUILDING HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND LIVES

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  • housing campus

    This plan seeks to integrate transitional homeless into our communities and strives to correct the separation, isolation, and stigmatization of large-scale housing schemes. Design will be specific to accommodate the individual needs of its inhabitants, creating an environment that speaks to the individual in support of their well-being and growth. It will also utilize the under-appreciated assets of our community through sweat-equity to generate low-cost housing, character-building experience, personal investment, and a sense of belonging. The plan seeks an initial investment through charitable contributions but sustains the investment by saving sweat-equity and taking advantage of community resources.

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    40% of the homeless youth population identify as a sexual minority (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender). The term Queer has been reclaimed as an umbrella to define this diverse yet resilient community. Can the combination of a home and a place of work reveal and nurture an outlet of creative storytelling through the power of publication? A publication by Queer youth, for consumption by the larger Queer community, brings to the table awareness, focus on issues, and links the unlinked toward a bright boisterous common vision. A publication house creates a unique opportunity to rethink home. A place to live and work in a nurturing community for a publication giving queer youth a creative voice alongside training in the skills required to produce a print publication.

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    Reforming the industrial horizon for youth recovery

  • Rooftop rehab

    Opportunities for homeless youth:Provide the skills and training to establish a foundation built on knowledge and accomplishmentsDensify the urban core:To utilize the existing infrastructure and restore urban commerce and tax revenueTransform city codes:To create incentives and opportunities within the city center for a discerning urban generation Change development protocol:Utilizing forgotten assets to preserve the urban boundaries and reestablish existing structures

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    rehouse Owners no

    n-profit organization

  • building social architecture through asset development

    005DesignScheme

  • community

    governmentoutside in

    youth

    assetcorp

    medicalconsultant

    legalaide

    therapy &Counceling

    education &Employment

    social architecture / asset development

    All resources working together to support an efficient and effective continuum of care. Resource specificity happening inside of a specific community by an asset corps that lives in the neighborhood.Community-sufficiency becomes the ultimate goal of neighborhoods that strive to socially and economically sustain themselves. In community-democracy, ultimate freedom becomes an identity not only dependent on what an individual can and cant do and ultimate responsibility coming from the accountability neighbors that can hold each other up to, as they live life and become more intimately responsible for each other. Breaking out of the institutional and the generic blanket of solutions and into specific and personalized (or neighborhood-ized) prevention and recovery.

  • layering the residential fabric

    Permeable Alleyway

    Bioswale

    Green Wall

    Solar Collection

    Tree Filter Box

    Garden Plots

    006DesignScheme

  • housing evolution

    A scale-based housing evolution model grows from a single unit to a block to a neighborhood to an eco-district. Evaluating existing models and through experimentation of alternative housing scales, the exploration of solutions can reach a more tactile approach to the scale of housing. Understanding existing social housing models, established and amended building codes, and economic structure to develop a variety of strategies for the insertion of progressive low-income housing. A new residential spine facilitates growth within the under-utilized areas of the neighborhood. Bioswales, permeable alleys, green walls, solar arrays, and community garden plots are all introduced into the neighborhood and are catalysts for new growth and community development.

  • a new housing approach for transitional youth

    Ground Floor 2nd Floor 3rd Floor 4th Floor 5th Floor

    007DesignScheme

  • Rebuilding housing to rebuild youth

    We must recognize all buildings and all transitional youth as a product of their own time. We must recognize and respect the changes that have taken place over time. We must treat and not destroy the sensitively distinctive features of youth. By engaging homeless youth in the process of transforming new environments out of old worn buildings, they too will feel the transformative effects upon their lives. More so, the rebuilding of architecture and its structure, foundation, cladding, finishing, and inhabitation; is the rebuilding of a life.Architecture rehabilitation is strongly connected both physically and conceptually to the rehabilitation of youth. Architecture rehabilitation provides transformational habitats for youth to live, learn, work, and recover.

  • a prefabricated strategy for a social alternative

    v

    WHO: URBAN PORTLANDS HOMELESS YOUTH

    HOW: KIT OF PARTSadd // central deck

    1 // attract users

    once temporary, vacant lots are identified along urban Portlands Free Rail Zone, the first stage of build-ing occurs. a central deck attracts users to the site as a place to congregate, giving them a chance for owner-ship and establishment - contrasting their constantly

    fluctuating lifestyle.

    2 // begin community

    with the assistance of Outside-In, the abundance of unused scaffolding systems could pro-vide an architectural option for prefabricated, ephemeral housing. a single unit would first be added, beginning a new micro-community and a new form of housing rehabilita-

    tion.

    3 // create gradation

    via design, various elements of public and private spaces will be stratified through the vacant lots -- providing a level of transparency to the com-munity. this enables interac-tion with other community members, to ultimately level the class divide and provide the frame work for social con-

    tribution.

    4 // live + work

    units for work, mixed in with housing units, provide a new dynamic to said micro-community. they allow for social interaction and community in-volvement, while leveraging home-less youth with new tools and positive experiences. this particular design harbors a caf, bicycle repair shop,

    and a food cart.

    5 // micro-community

    now, a micro-community has been estab-lished, enabling a new type of rehabilitation for those in need: small group structured support. through positive venues, micro-communities of homeless youth will aid one another in the tran-sition to a more stable lifestyle, via the live + work model providing for value investment

    and a newfound social identity.

    add // interstitial add // first living unit add // work(ing), support add // more work(ing), living units finish // reintegrate

    6 // enable transition

    once the framework is set, the temporary housing units can provide emergency relief for Portlands housing crisis, while being short-term enough to pack up and migrate to the next site. following this model is a tran-sition into a permanent housing system, like

    those provided by Outside-In.

    PV panels

    butterfly rooftyp. assembly

    trussestyp. scaffold

    prefab wall panels, typ. stud frameassembly

    cup-lock construction scaffold

    exploded: 2 x 4 floor boardstyp. floor assembly

    helical pier footing system

    4 - 0

    12 - 0

    8 - 0

    typical (double) unit // bunked bed

    site analysis // possible vacant lots

    free rail zone, portland

    individualreduced opportunity to

    transition

    grouppromoting rehabilitation

    and leverage through peer group living

    centralized around the down-town Portland area, where pri-mary resources are located, transitionary homeless youth are faced with a strict real-ity of class divide from their working-class counterparts.

    by locating the prefabricated housing strategy within walk-ing distance of TriMets Free Rail Zone, homeless youth are able to utilize resources within the city, and access the urban fabric in its entirety - leveling the class dis-parity, and establishing a greater degree of independence along the transition into stable living.

    therefore, mass transit pro-vides access, while vacant lots with ephemeral structures built through direct involvement act as a formulaic approach to provide a sense of owner-ship, value investment, and stage for successful transition.

    WHO / HOW:

    a group of homeless youth who are utilizing Out-side - Ins services on some level are placed into a program to reintegrate back into the community through prefabricated housing. Outside-In utilizes existing Section 8 Housing Voucher funding to buy bare materials such as wood for the main deck, he-lical piers, photovoltaic panels, scaffolding (if not donated) and other essentials.

    the homeless youth are then presented with the op-portunity to build their own micro-community, where they can structure working units to complement dwelling units. They attract neighborhood members by offering simple services such as bicycle repair, a caf, and a food cart - which all provide them with job skills, team oriented development, and commu-nity participation.

    if needed, and the vacant site they are occupy-ing becomes used, the structure can be dismantled quickly and moved to another location -- providing flexible housing that can grow or shrink to accom-modate for the need of housing Portlands home-less youth.

    model: group living / micro-community

    while the homeless youth value the acceptance of their peers more than the institutional rigidity of services, a capi-talization upon this intrinsic value could be manipulated for a positive environment and for positive transitioning.

    participating in a live-work community provides immedi-ate support and sense of family, tools and skills for working, and a newfound sense of independence through com-munity reintegration and contribution.

    scaffold members // connections

    008DesignScheme

  • v

    WHO: URBAN PORTLANDS HOMELESS YOUTH

    HOW: KIT OF PARTSadd // central deck

    1 // attract users

    once temporary, vacant lots are identified along urban Portlands Free Rail Zone, the first stage of build-ing occurs. a central deck attracts users to the site as a place to congregate, giving them a chance for owner-ship and establishment - contrasting their constantly

    fluctuating lifestyle.

    2 // begin community

    with the assistance of Outside-In, the abundance of unused scaffolding systems could pro-vide an architectural option for prefabricated, ephemeral housing. a single unit would first be added, beginning a new micro-community and a new form of housing rehabilita-

    tion.

    3 // create gradation

    via design, various elements of public and private spaces will be stratified through the vacant lots -- providing a level of transparency to the com-munity. this enables interac-tion with other community members, to ultimately level the class divide and provide the frame work for social con-

    tribution.

    4 // live + work

    units for work, mixed in with housing units, provide a new dynamic to said micro-community. they allow for social interaction and community in-volvement, while leveraging home-less youth with new tools and positive experiences. this particular design harbors a caf, bicycle repair shop,

    and a food cart.

    5 // micro-community

    now, a micro-community has been estab-lished, enabling a new type of rehabilitation for those in need: small group structured support. through positive venues, micro-communities of homeless youth will aid one another in the tran-sition to a more stable lifestyle, via the live + work model providing for value investment

    and a newfound social identity.

    add // interstitial add // first living unit add // work(ing), support add // more work(ing), living units finish // reintegrate

    6 // enable transition

    once the framework is set, the temporary housing units can provide emergency relief for Portlands housing crisis, while being short-term enough to pack up and migrate to the next site. following this model is a tran-sition into a permanent housing system, like

    those provided by Outside-In.

    PV panels

    butterfly rooftyp. assembly

    trussestyp. scaffold

    prefab wall panels, typ. stud frameassembly

    cup-lock construction scaffold

    exploded: 2 x 4 floor boardstyp. floor assembly

    helical pier footing system

    4 - 0

    12 - 0

    8 - 0

    typical (double) unit // bunked bed

    site analysis // possible vacant lots

    free rail zone, portland

    individualreduced opportunity to

    transition

    grouppromoting rehabilitation

    and leverage through peer group living

    centralized around the down-town Portland area, where pri-mary resources are located, transitionary homeless youth are faced with a strict real-ity of class divide from their working-class counterparts.

    by locating the prefabricated housing strategy within walk-ing distance of TriMets Free Rail Zone, homeless youth are able to utilize resources within the city, and access the urban fabric in its entirety - leveling the class dis-parity, and establishing a greater degree of independence along the transition into stable living.

    therefore, mass transit pro-vides access, while vacant lots with ephemeral structures built through direct involvement act as a formulaic approach to provide a sense of owner-ship, value investment, and stage for successful transition.

    WHO / HOW:

    a group of homeless youth who are utilizing Out-side - Ins services on some level are placed into a program to reintegrate back into the community through prefabricated housing. Outside-In utilizes existing Section 8 Housing Voucher funding to buy bare materials such as wood for the main deck, he-lical piers, photovoltaic panels, scaffolding (if not donated) and other essentials.

    the homeless youth are then presented with the op-portunity to build their own micro-community, where they can structure working units to complement dwelling units. They attract neighborhood members by offering simple services such as bicycle repair, a caf, and a food cart - which all provide them with job skills, team oriented development, and commu-nity participation.

    if needed, and the vacant site they are occupy-ing becomes used, the structure can be dismantled quickly and moved to another location -- providing flexible housing that can grow or shrink to accom-modate for the need of housing Portlands home-less youth.

    model: group living / micro-community

    while the homeless youth value the acceptance of their peers more than the institutional rigidity of services, a capi-talization upon this intrinsic value could be manipulated for a positive environment and for positive transitioning.

    participating in a live-work community provides immedi-ate support and sense of family, tools and skills for working, and a newfound sense of independence through com-munity reintegration and contribution.

    scaffold members // connections

    some assembly required

    The abundance of construction scaffolding presents an opportunity for ephemeral micro-communities to be built upon vacant lots within urban Portland. The kit of parts that could be used would supplement Portlands service infrastructure by utilizing existing funding streams, such as portions of Section 8 housing vouchers, which could promote for a net-zero micro-community, relying solely upon the existence of said community and the familial living structure for leveraging the groups members. By utilizing prefabricated stud frame panels to complement cup-lock construction scaffolding, homeless youth can take part in building their own community through construction, maintenance, and community involvement.

    PV panels

    butterfly rooftyp. assembly

    trussestyp. scaffold

    prefab wall panels, typ. stud frameassembly

    cup-lock construction scaffold

    exploded: 2 x 4 floor boardstyp. floor assembly

    helical pier footing system

  • building social architecture through asset development

    Focus

    Create Home Maintain Home

    Arts Education

    Work Force

    Music

    Site: Brooklyn Neighborhood

    Plans and leads monthly meetingsLocates important volunteering events

    Organizes chores and activities

    Hold records of the houseAdministers nances

    Curates art gallery

    Organization

    Resident ofExhibition

    Resident of finance

    Resident ofChores

    Resident ofPlanning

    Resident ofVolunteering

    Resident ofRecords

    Create Family/Communal Space

    Create A Point of Origin

    Hearth

    Main Circulation Way

    Entry PathConnection to Community

    other available houses in safe neighborhoods that can provide homes for all foster youth in Multnomah County.

    SectionInterior Perspective: the Hearth

    communalspace

    kitchen

    bedroomstorage

    exhibitionspace

    up

    art studio

    Ground Floor Plan Top Floor Plan

    Deck

    Loading Dock forstudios

    office

    bath

    bedroom

    Existing House | Work/live Organization

    bath

    exterior hearth interior hearth

    communal/kitchen space

    bedroom

    exhibitionspace

    art studioart studio

    Create Home| Arts Focus

    Live/WorkSpace

    Work/Live Addition

    art studio

    bedroom bedroom

    bedroom

    Expand Home

    enclosure

    ground floor

    top floor

    roof

    Interior Perspective: Communal Space

    OxfordModel

    No pressureto leave

    No disruptiveBehavior

    Democratic

    No lessthan 6

    inhabitants

    EqualExpenses

    Homogeneousliving

    Aging-out ofcare

    FosterCare

    System

    SectionInterior Perspective: the Hearth

    communalspace

    kitchen

    bedroomstorage

    exhibitionspace

    up

    art studio

    Ground Floor Plan Top Floor Plan

    Deck

    Loading Dock forstudios

    office

    bath

    bedroom

    Existing House | Work/live Organization

    bath

    exterior hearth interior hearth

    communal/kitchen space

    bedroom

    exhibitionspace

    art studioart studio

    Create Home| Arts Focus

    Live/WorkSpace

    Work/Live Addition

    art studio

    bedroom bedroom

    bedroom

    Expand Home

    enclosure

    ground floor

    top floor

    roof

    Interior Perspective: Communal Space

    OxfordModel

    No pressureto leave

    No disruptiveBehavior

    Democratic

    No lessthan 6

    inhabitants

    EqualExpenses

    Homogeneousliving

    Aging-out ofcare

    FosterCare

    System

    SectionInterior Perspective: the Hearth

    communalspace

    kitchen

    bedroomstorage

    exhibitionspace

    up

    art studio

    Ground Floor Plan Top Floor Plan

    Deck

    Loading Dock forstudios

    office

    bath

    bedroom

    Existing House | Work/live Organization

    bath

    exterior hearth interior hearth

    communal/kitchen space

    bedroom

    exhibitionspace

    art studioart studio

    Create Home| Arts Focus

    Live/WorkSpace

    Work/Live Addition

    art studio

    bedroom bedroom

    bedroom

    Expand Home

    enclosure

    ground floor

    top floor

    roof

    Interior Perspective: Communal Space

    OxfordModel

    No pressureto leave

    No disruptiveBehavior

    Democratic

    No lessthan 6

    inhabitants

    EqualExpenses

    Homogeneousliving

    Aging-out ofcare

    FosterCare

    System

    SectionInterior Perspective: the Hearth

    communalspace

    kitchen

    bedroomstorage

    exhibitionspace

    up

    art studio

    Ground Floor Plan Top Floor Plan

    Deck

    Loading Dock forstudios

    office

    bath

    bedroom

    Existing House | Work/live Organization

    bath

    exterior hearth interior hearth

    communal/kitchen space

    bedroom

    exhibitionspace

    art studioart studio

    Create Home| Arts Focus

    Live/WorkSpace

    Work/Live Addition

    art studio

    bedroom bedroom

    bedroom

    Expand Home

    enclosure

    ground floor

    top floor

    roof

    Interior Perspective: Communal Space

    OxfordModel

    No pressureto leave

    No disruptiveBehavior

    Democratic

    No lessthan 6

    inhabitants

    EqualExpenses

    Homogeneousliving

    Aging-out ofcare

    FosterCare

    System

    SectionInterior Perspective: the Hearth

    communalspace

    kitchen

    bedroomstorage

    exhibitionspace

    up

    art studio

    Ground Floor Plan Top Floor Plan

    Deck

    Loading Dock forstudios

    office

    bath

    bedroom

    Existing House | Work/live Organization

    bath

    exterior hearth interior hearth

    communal/kitchen space

    bedroom

    exhibitionspace

    art studioart studio

    Create Home| Arts Focus

    Live/WorkSpace

    Work/Live Addition

    art studio

    bedroom bedroom

    bedroom

    Expand Home

    enclosure

    ground floor

    top floor

    roof

    Interior Perspective: Communal Space

    OxfordModel

    No pressureto leave

    No disruptiveBehavior

    Democratic

    No lessthan 6

    inhabitants

    EqualExpenses

    Homogeneousliving

    Aging-out ofcare

    FosterCare

    System

    009DesignScheme

  • Focus

    Create Home Maintain Home

    Arts Education

    Work Force

    Music

    Site: Brooklyn Neighborhood

    Plans and leads monthly meetingsLocates important volunteering events

    Organizes chores and activities

    Hold records of the houseAdministers nances

    Curates art gallery

    Organization

    Resident ofExhibition

    Resident of finance

    Resident ofChores

    Resident ofPlanning

    Resident ofVolunteering

    Resident ofRecords

    Create Family/Communal Space

    Create A Point of Origin

    Hearth

    Main Circulation Way

    Entry PathConnection to Community

    other available houses in safe neighborhoods that can provide homes for all foster youth in Multnomah County.

    blooming home

    In 2009, 40 percent of youth entering Multnomah County Homeless Youth Continuum indicated foster care experience. The majority of foster youth are often notably under prepared for the task of living independently. The Oxford house model is successful in creating a communal environment for learning self-supporting skills. Experience has shown that it takes at least six individuals to form an effective group. Individuals in addiction recovery are more successful in homogeneous living. It is a self-govern environment, where every individual has an equal vote. Without the pressure to leave, they can focus on recovery, which gives individuals a sense a security and comfort. Disruptive behavior is not tolerated.

    Focus

    Create Home Maintain Home

    Arts Education

    Work Force

    Music

    Site: Brooklyn Neighborhood

    Plans and leads monthly meetingsLocates important volunteering events

    Organizes chores and activities

    Hold records of the houseAdministers nances

    Curates art gallery

    Organization

    Resident ofExhibition

    Resident of finance

    Resident ofChores

    Resident ofPlanning

    Resident ofVolunteering

    Resident ofRecords

    Create Family/Communal Space

    Create A Point of Origin

    Hearth

    Main Circulation Way

    Entry PathConnection to Community

    other available houses in safe neighborhoods that can provide homes for all foster youth in Multnomah County.

  • Curated by:Dustin Buzzard & Lindley Bynum

    Advised by:Sergio Palleroni, Professor of Architecture

    Fall 2012

    Department of Architecture