CONVENTIONAL HSS FRAMING ENABLES LIGHT STACKING &

CLUSTERING OF UNITS.

FLEXIBLE PARABOLIC ROOF IS REVERSIBLE FOR RAIN COLLECTION.

HINGED INSULATING DOORS OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF

CONFIGURATIONS FOR SHELTER AND PERSONAL EXPOSURE.

MODULAR SIDEWALL GRID PROVIDES CONTROL AND PRIVACY.

MODULAR FLOOR GRID REVEALS LOCKABLE PRIVATE STORAGE.

GROUND ISOLATION PRESERVES WARMTH, ISOLATES MOISTURE

VERMIN & FILTH, PHYSICALLY UPLIFTS THE OCCUPANT, AND RESTORES HUMAN DIGNITY.

part 1: STREET SHELTER

PennDesign ARCH601 Scott Erdy Studio // Philadelphia, PA 2011

DIGNITY FOR THE HOMELESS

THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF RITUALARCH601: HOMELESS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

Gardening, Residential Institutions, & Architecture As An Agent For Social Change

PennDesign ARCH601 Scott Erdy Studio Philadelphia, PA 2012

EQUINOX SOLSTICE EQUINOX SOLSTICE

10°

30°

50°

70°

90°

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

AVG ºF

MAX ºF

MIN ºF

Solar arcs split mass by garden season.

BEANS, bush

BEANS, poleBEANS, lima

BEETSBROCCOLI

CABBAGE

CANTALOUPE

CARROTS

CAULIFLOWERCOLLARDS

CUCUMBERS

KALE

MUSTARD

OKRA

ONIONS (mature)

PEAS, garden

PEAS, southernPEPPERS

POTATOS, irish

POTATOS, sweet

RADISHESSPINACH

SQUASH, bush

SQUASH, winter

TOMATOS

TURNIPS

WATERMELONCORN

EGGPLANT

LETTUCE

MUSTARD

BEANS, bush

BEANS, pole

BEANS, lima

BEETSBROCCOLI

CARROTS

CAULIFLOWER

COLLARDS

CUCUMBERS

KALE

POTATOS, Irish

RADISHES

SPINACH

SQUASH, bush

TOMATOS

TURNIPS

CORN

EGGPLANT

LETTUCE

Cultivation marks the moment at which humans ceased a nomadic existence. This proposal

for homeless transitional housing renews the impact of gardening by deploying solar massing to

provide a sun-soaked light well for maximum vegetable harvest. This scheme provides each

formerly-homeless resident with a thoughtful home complete with private balcony, reading nook

with a skyline view, and private space for cultivation. Drawing upon models of monasteries,

dormitories, and prisons, this project seeks to provide the healing ritual of gardening in everyday

life to guide the inhabitants towards a psychology of pride and self-sufficiency.

TRANSITIONAL HOMES

PennDesign ARCH601 Scott Erdy Studio // Philadelphia, PA 2011

FOR THE FORMERLY HOMELESS