MAY 13, 2008
Contact: join@philanthroproductions.org

Project gReEnMODEL

Project: Low-Income Housing Green Remodel
Clients: Families from selected low-income buildings in Los Angeles

Team:
Architecture for Humanity – Los Angeles
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (www.hacla.org)
Local Builders

Description: Architecture for Humanity seeks to combine its humanitarian and sustainable goals into one project, by inviting families of low-income housing units to apply for unit-specific design solutions. The process begins with several targeted low-income buildings that have units in need of improvements. The families of these units will be given an application to complete and return to AfH-LA by a certain date. Once the applications are in, AfH-LA will choose several of the submitted design problems to address, based on need and green potential(projects that would demand green materials and techniques will be favored). Once the families have been selected, AfH-LA will schedule a day to visit the family’s building with the Mobile Design Lab(MDL) to design a solution to the problem. This collaborative strategy of design will be more effective since the client and the designer will be working out the problem together. At the end of the meeting when both parties are satisfied with the result, the design team from AfH-LA will take the solution back to the offices to begin organizing a construction effort. When the design has been budgeted and a team with supplies is assembled, AfH-LA will return to the families unit and build the proposed solution. The remodel will not only benefit the family, but also the building, future tenants, and the environment.

Budget: $100-$1000 per remodel (funds going primarily towards supplies and labor).

Dates:
Applications delivered June 21
Projects selected July 26
Dates for MDL on site design (TBD with family)
Construction (TBD with family)

About Philanthro Productions (www.philanthroproductions.org):
Philanthro Productions is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to revolutionize nightlife by hosting first-rate parties benefiting leading charities. Philanthro’s goal is to eliminate the trade-off for young adults between going out with friends and giving back by creating unique opportunities for charitable giving where there were none before.

About Architecture For Humanity (www.archtectureforhumanity.org):
Architecture for Humanity is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings design services to communities in need. AFH believes that where resources and expertise are scarce, innovative, sustainable and collaborative design can make a difference.