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Design Innovations Change Affordable, Homeless Housing

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Laura Kranz
21 January 2005 - 5:00am

Immigrant's design of a modular bedroom provides homeless with their own space.

The cubicle "is a modular bedroom, composed of a steel frame and laminate wood panel. It is roughly 7 feet by 6 feet, with privacy walls, and features a single bed, a pull-out storage shelf, and, priceless for a homeless person, a locked closet to secure belongings... In appearance, the blond cubicle is clean, seamless, well-engineered, and resembles something that popped out of an IKEA box."

Full Story: Immigrant's design brings home importance of helping other people
Source: The Sacramento Bee, January 15, 2005
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