Local studio Lehrer Architects has built a community of brightly coloured tiny houses on a narrow strip in Los Angeles for the city's homeless residents.
The Whitsett West Tiny Home Village occupies an oddly shaped stretch of land in North Hollywood, measuring a quarter of a mile long and only 20 feet (six metres) wide in places.
The Whitsett West Tiny Home Village occupies an oddly shaped site beside LA's 170 freeway
The community includes 150 beds in 77 units, as well as hygiene trailers, storage, offices and communal spaces.
Necessary infrastructure like electricity, storm drains, sewers, water, ADA accessibility and drainage are also integrated.
The village has 77 units that can house up to 150 residents
This is the fourth collaboration of this nature in seven months between Lehrer Architects and the City of Los Angeles, resulting in the creation of transitional housing on disused urban lots, including the Alexandra Park village. "After completing three successful Tiny Home Villages, each in a very different urban setting, working on this site felt particularly satisfying," said Lehrer Architects partner Nerin Kadribegovic.
"The oddity of its shape, and location forced us to use every tool in our design palette to make this forgotten piece of land bring dignity and joy to its future residents."
The site has communal areas for eating and socialising
The lockable micro homes, which sleep one or two people, are manufactured by Pallet Shelter and deliver...