FAIRMONT NAVIGATION CENTER

Location

SAN LEANDRO, CA

 

Type

COMMUNITY

Square Footage

31,000

The homelessness crisis facing the Bay Area is an epidemic on par with Covid. Many private and public groups are tackling this challenge in creative ways. Alameda County partnered with the private company, Firm Foundation Community Housing, to compile a team of designers and builders to come up with a solution. The result was the Tiny Home Village in San Leandro. The Village is comprised of 28 individual tiny homes and another six units housed within a renovated modular building (a quadruple-wide trailer) that had been previously used as office space. The homes have been designed to be ganged together (in pairs and groups of four, as shown in our site plan) or can be arranged to be completely separate. Utility connections, “pick points”, and structural enhancement have been incorporated into the units so that they can be craned onto the back of a truck and located elsewhere, as need arises. Each home features a private bathroom, a small kitchen and dining area, and a queen bed in a studio configuration where individuals or couples can live. A wending path connects the dwellings, painted in different colors to promote the concept of unity while avoiding feeling institutional.

Credits: Ashley & Vance Engineering (Structural), BFK Engineers (Civil), GMEP Engineers (MEP), Co-Build Construction Services (Contractor), Blake Marvin (Photography), Digital Rover (Video Production)