Home[less] Shelter

project statement

The homeless shelter does not present itself as a solution. It is not a proposal for affordable housing. It is symbolic strategy of survival for the homeless in the city. Functionally the homeless shelter acts as a place of retreat for those living on the street. Through its use, the homeless shelter helps to establish a sense of empowerment amongst the homee less and helps to make their situation more visible. Thus its presence within the city fabric


becomes a protest of the city's inability to deal with the homeless situation.