HKIT provided architectural services to the Veterans Transition Center and partnered with nonprofit EAH Housing on this 71-unit residence to help veterans and their families. Lightfighter Village is located on the former Fort Ord in Monterey County and provides much-needed transitional housing. The new community’s name is an homage to the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army – the light fighters – 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 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 detail related to maintaining a sense of both dignity and individuality is essential, 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 a sense of community and family life.
Location: Marina, CA
Size: 71 units
Total Gross Building Area: 55,374
Sustainability: LEED Designation
Owner: Veterans' Transition Center (VTC) / EAH
HKIT provided architectural services to the Veterans Transition Center and partnered with nonprofit EAH Housing on this 71-unit residence to help veterans and their families. Lightfighter Village is located on the former Fort Ord in Monterey County and provides much-needed transitional housing. The new community’s name is an homage to the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army – the light fighters – 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 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 detail related to maintaining a sense of both dignity and individuality is essential, 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 a sense of community and family life.
Location:
Marina, CA
Size: 71 units
Total Gross Building Area: 55,374
Sustainability: LEED Designation
Owner: Veterans' Transition Center (VTC) / EAH