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This was a prototype to house the homeless in Charleston. The program was not only to provide shelter but it was to be assembled using volunteer labor. These units were built for less than $12,000.

These transitional housing units come with social service consulting and have been a successful since 1991, with no residents returning to the homeless shelter.

AWARDS:

Sarc Honor Award 1990
South Atlantic Regional Architectural Convention

Juror Comment:
Joseph Esherick, FAIA
“More thought has gone into this little thing than any of the great big monsters we saw. You would hope there would be a lot more like them.”

National Aia Honor Award 1991
Juror Comment:
Robert Venturi, FAIA
“An important urban model that can be replicated in almost any community, this housing project debunks the myth that it is uneconomical to build single family homes.”

At thirty-one I was the youngest recipient of the AIA Honor Award.