Star Apartments: The First Mixed-use, Prefabricated, Affordable Housing Project in Los Angeles for Homeless Individuals

Energy and sustainability, expanding design practices, Michael Maltzan Architecture, Middle Density, Politics and economics, Project

Affordable Housing, Architect’s role, Community, Community Facilities, Educational Building, Emergency architecture, Empowering society, Energetic Approach, Experimental housing, Homeless, Housing, Labor, LEED, Los Angeles, Mixed-use buildings, Multifunctional building, Political & Economic Approach, Prefab housing, Prefabrication, Project, Refurbishment, Residential, Social contributor, Social housing, Space-time relationship, Temporary housing, Urban renewal, USA

Star Apartments is a mixed-use prefabricated building that provides 102 stable homes and permanent supportive affordable housing to homeless individuals within Los Angeles’ downtown core.