Committee Meeting: Committee on Homelessness
Featuring a presentation of the design of a Transitional Housing Tiny House Village
Join COHO’s hybrid October meeting as they welcome two special guests: Laura Malkasian Huggins, an architect with Alexandra Immel Residential Design, and Dave Gamrath, a longtime volunteer with Sound Foundations.
Sound Foundations builds most of the tiny homes used in tiny house villages that provide transitional housing for people exiting homelessness. Both Laura and Dave are based in Seattle and have been strong advocates for tiny house villages throughout the region. Interested in bringing the tiny house village model to Tucson, Dave partnered with Laura and a group of architecture students from the University of Arizona to develop designs for a pilot project.
Hear from Laura and Dave as they share their experience working to launch a tiny house village in Tucson. Their presentation will explore Tucson’s homelessness crisis, the challenges of establishing a tiny house village in a new community, and the important role architects and architecture students played in moving the project forward. This will be a hybrid presentation delivered at HKS offices (400 University St Ste 600, Seattle, WA 98101) with the option for attendees to join virtually. Light refreshments will be served.
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- In-Person Address: HKS, Inc. 400 University Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101
- Getting There: Located in the Rainier Square city block with parking garage accessible off Union Street located at 401 Union St. Upon arrival, come to the grand hall on the 2nd floor (main lobby of the building), past The Fonté Bar & the piano and follow the signage to the 400 University Security Desk. Go beyond the security desk on the right and press six (6 on the elevators.
AIA Seattle’s Committee on Homelessness hosts a monthly check-in every second Tuesday at 12pm on how best to advocate for our most vulnerable populations within the architecture profession. See more information about the Committee on Homelessness and to sign up for their email updates. AIA Seattle members, allied members, and sponsors are encouraged to join, as well as professionals in the design community.
