AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Trust, Tolerance & Empathy
KEYWORDS
Community co-creation, homelessness, Shared living
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Morris + Company, New Horizon Youth Centre and the London mayor's office
WEBSITE
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/02/morris-company-housing-londons-homeless-new-horizon-youth-centre/
Stepping Stones
Co-living and Co-working space for homeless people and students
Architecture studio Morris + Company proposes transforming a London Underground station into a co-working space and hostel for homeless people. Morris + Company won a competition run by New Horizon Youth Centre and the London mayor's office with its proposal to reimagine the disused York Road tube station as housing for the city's homeless.
Named Stepping Stones, the design combines temporary accommodation for people living rough with co-living and co-working space for young people starting out in the city. A charity shop on the ground floor would provide the scheme revenue.
"It supports homeless young residents temporarily whilst also catering for a transient community of young professionals finding their bearings in London," said Morris + Company, which is led by architect Joe Morris.
"Each resident is treated with equal dignity, and all living spaces have been designed to follow the same 'ingredients for living'."