HKIT is providing architectural services to the Veterans Transition Center, partnered with nonprofit EAH Housing fora 70-unit residence to help keep veterans and their families. Lightfighter Village will be located on the former Fort Ord in Monterey County, and provide much-needed transitional housing. The name of the new community is an homage to the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army – the light fighters – that as primarily based at Fort Ord.
The design approach for the Veterans’ supportive housing project incorporates the concept of wellness combined with some more specific design elements that relate to the proposed formerly homeless residents. These would include: comfortable, living units with as much natural light as possible and individual kitchens, high quality durable residential finishes and warm colors, private baths with residential fixtures, attention to details related to maintaining a sense of both dignity and individuality is important including providing unit entry doors symbolic of a sense of arrival, space for on-site supportive services and staff, laundry facilities, lounges, and other community program space, as well as formal and informal opportunities for social interaction – both inside and out. This includes several secure outdoor spaces to provide play space for children, and quiet garden areas for adults to sit and visit and reinforce both a sense of community and family life.
Location: Marina, CA
Size: 70 units
Total Gross Building Area: 55,374
Sustainability: LEED Designation
Owner: Veterans' Transition Center (VTC) / EAH
HKIT is providing architectural services to the Veterans Transition Center, partnered with nonprofit EAH Housing fora 70-unit residence to help keep veterans and their families. Lightfighter Village will be located on the former Fort Ord in Monterey County, and provide much-needed transitional housing. The name of the new community is an homage to the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army – the light fighters – that as primarily based at Fort Ord.
The design approach for the Veterans’ supportive housing project incorporates the concept of wellness combined with some more specific design elements that relate to the proposed formerly homeless residents. These would include: comfortable, living units with as much natural light as possible and individual kitchens, high quality durable residential finishes and warm colors, private baths with residential fixtures, attention to details related to maintaining a sense of both dignity and individuality is important including providing unit entry doors symbolic of a sense of arrival, space for on-site supportive services and staff, laundry facilities, lounges, and other community program space, as well as formal and informal opportunities for social interaction – both inside and out. This includes several secure outdoor spaces to provide play space for children, and quiet garden areas for adults to sit and visit and reinforce both a sense of community and family life.
Location:
Marina, CA
Size: 70 units
Total Gross Building Area: 55,374
Sustainability: LEED Designation
Owner: Veterans' Transition Center (VTC) / EAH