The AIA Central Valley Emerging Professionals invite you to share your innovation, creativity and vision by designing a Tiny Home or Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), with the winning designs to be built by our partner e49 Corporation, as part of their flexible supportive housing program. This competition is an opportunity for architects, emerging professionals, college and high school students, to have direct impact in providing solutions to the City of Sacramento’s affordable housing shortage.
Competition Dates & Deadlines
February 19 Competition Launch / Registration Opens
March 13, 12:00 pm Information Session & Site Visit
May 16 Submittals Due (by 5:00 pm)
June TBD Jury Session
June 17 Award Recipients Notified
October TBD Awards Presentation at 2019 Design Awards Gala
Competition Overview
The number of homeless individuals in Sacramento County is on the rise, estimates as of 2018, project a population of over 6,000- significantly higher than the year before. The Sacramento Mayor’s office has established a goal of housing 2,000 people experiencing homelessness by 2020, and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency has been directed to increase public housing resources for homelessness. One approach to providing housing is the Housing First Model that provides permanent housing and long-term wrap-around services to persons who have experienced long-term homelessness. An example of an emerging Housing First Model is Compassion Village, an initiative of The E49 Foundation. Compassion Village is a grassroots effort led by faith communities, to build Tiny Home Villages on/and rehabilitate underutilized church properties as resource centers throughout the Sacramento region. The vision is to have 15-20 villages, each focused on a particular neighborhood/population’s needs.
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Compassion Village Master Site Plan
Compassion Village – Overview
Compassion Village Website
March 13th Site Visit to Compassion Village:
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