Project profile: Austin Resource Center for the Homeless

Apr 30, 2005

Much more than an emergency shelter, the Resource Center serves as a meeting place and support center, helping people transition out of homelessness through its many programs. The building includes a large common-use room, showers and locker rooms, laundry facilities, a computer room, an art studio, and offices for various community-support agencies. A clinic, located on the first floor, provides health services. The second floor houses a large commercial kitchen and dining room. Located on the third floor in a pavilion-like structure on the roof is the 100-bed overnight shelter. The sleeping area's rooftop terrace opens up to panoramic views of the city.
(2005 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects recipient)

Author: 
AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE)
Published & professionally reviewed by: 
The American Institute of Architects

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