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Step(1) Housing


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Architects have experimented on disadvantaged people with good intentions but limited success. This idea is novel, but not experimental. It has been derived from listening to unhoused people themselves and the social service providers who have devoted their careers to taking on one of society’s most intractable problems: homelessness.

This is an ongoing project that has culminated in multiple buit examples and proposals.



Key Parts:

SL-3
3-Unit Sleeping Module
133 gsf/unit
SL-4
4-Unit Sleeping Module
100 gsf/unit
SL-2-BA
2-Unit Sleeping Module
w/ Private Bathrooms
200 gsf/unit
SL-FAM
Flexible Back to Back Modules
(2) 400 gsf units with private bathrooms
or (1) 400 gsf unit with private bathrooms + (2) 200 gsf unit with shared bathrooms
or (4) 200 gsf units with shared bathrooms
or (1) 800 gsf unit with (2) private bathrooms
TS-4
Toilet and Shower Module
(4) toilet + lavatory compartments
(3) shower stalls
TS-2
Toilet and Shower Module
(2) toilet rooms
(1) janitor’s Closet
SPT-4
Support Services Module
(4) offices
100 gsf/office
FS-1
Food Service Module


Site Installation:






Project Sites:


Mountain View
0.99 acres
1 story
102 doors
Completed
Palo Alto
1.44 acres
3 stories
104 doors
Pre-construction


San Jose
2.02 acres
3 stories
188 doors
Under construction
2.52 acres
3 stories
240 doors
Completed


Palo Alto


These modules have been designed so they may be transformed into dwelling units with kitchens after being occupied initially as sleeping units without cooking:

A Pullman kitchen will be installed in the factory without a refrigerator or range hood.




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