The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development states that there are currently 554,000 homeless people in the United States with thirty-eight percent of them living on the streets. By rethinking homelessness through the lens of architecture, the perception and stigmatization of homelessness could be reduced.
Through sustainable urbanism, this project will attempt to rethink the shelter typology by creating an adaptable kit of parts that will become unique based on the needs and requirements of a community. Additionally, the project l will attempt to create dignity within a community by inviting homeless individuals to become invested in their own rehabilitation by participating and becoming involved with the building process. This new homeless shelter typology will not only address the architecture of homelessness, but the psychology surrounding it. The goal, creating resilient spaces of healing and long-term rehabilitation.