Global Awards News

LONDON: The shortlist for the best disability housing design in the world has been declared.

Providing homes for people with disabilities and formerly houseless LGBTQ+ youth, our next Social Housing Revival case study set out to prove that low-cost housing in the US can look as good as upscale apartments.

Located in West Hollywood, the La Brea Affordable Housing complex, designed by architects Patrick Tighe and John Mutlow, is a five-storey, 50,000 square foot (4,650 square metre) mixed-use building completed in 2014 for the non-profit West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation.

Tenants of its 32 residential units include people living with disabilities, young LGBTQ+ people with experience of homelessness and those living with AIDS and HIV.

Distinctive oversized ribbons wrap around a corner of the building’s facade, which is also punctuated by aquamarine-clad balconies. A landscaped courtyard and seating area forms the heart of the complex.

“The design is actually quite simple,” Los Angeles architect Mutlow said.

The Global Award winner will be announced in December in London. (Globals)