Perch Projects
Perch Projects

Downtown Women’s Center

Permanent Housing

LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA

PROJECT TYPE
Permanent Supportive Housing with Community Center and Clinic

CLIENT
Downtown Women’s Center

PROJECT SIZE
67,000 SQ FT

72 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing

Inclusive of community center, dining hall and health clinic, education center, resident community spaces, staff administration and enterprise cafe.

PROJECT STATUS
Completed in 2011

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Permanent Supportive Housing and service center for women experiencing homelessness in a restored historic gothic revival building of  67,000 SF.. The spaces are welcoming, client-focused and optimize an experience of dignity and best practices across all programmatic areas. This pro-bono interior design and furnishing project was completed by Leslie Jordan’s non-profit, Nest Feathers, with the support of Los Angeles ASID leadership and members, community vendors’ donations of all new products, and over 150 volunteers that delivered design charrettes with stakeholders, interior design services and the final installation.

PERCH ROLE

FEASIBILITY +
ASSESSMENT
  • Listen and learn from stakeholders
  • Create needs assessment for intended use and goals for project interiors
  • Define program requirements and end-user priorities
  • Draft project schedules and milestone timelines
  • Align and optimize funding and donation resources
TEAM
CONSOLIDATION
  • Develop the project team and empower existing teams
  • Guide stakeholder engagement for best project outcomes
  • Support funder, donor and board conversations
  • Elevate pro-bono partners and material donations
Design +
Visioning
for Program
  • Align desired outcomes with built environment
  • Direct space and functional programming for human centered design
  • Guide interior design and furnishings specification
  • Guide volunteers in conducting design charrettes with residents
Project
Management
  • Recruit and manage over 150 volunteers
  • Navigate cooperative engagement between primary stakeholders
  • Coordinate scheduling

COLLABORATORS

collaborators

IN THE NEWS

Awards

  • Los Angeles Conservancy Award 2011 

  • US Green Building Council Leed Gold 2011

  • Corporation for Supportive Housing Best Design Quality Award 2011

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation National – Preservation Honor Award 2011

  • California Preservation Foundation – Preservation Award 2014

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