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Wisdom Way Youth Housing. Supportive transitional, assisted living for homeless or differently-abled youth.
WWYH is a 6-storey midrise of light-frame wood construction that provides living accommodations to marginalized groups of homeless or differently-abled youth. Facing a public library and school, and with complete access to public transit, WWYH is located at the corner of Eglinton Ave W and Jimmy Wisdom Way. With a tenure of assisted and supportive transitional housing, a holistic approach was taken to design accessible and multisensory spaces. In addition to barrier-free spatial design, an exploration of acoustic, olfactive and tactile-based navigation is utilized throughout various building elements to aid those of low hearing or seeing.
3A Social Housing Design Studio.
Site Context and Social Mapping
Floor Plans with Acoustic Wayfinding
East Facing Wall Section
Exploded Structural Axonometric. 6-storey light-frame wood construction over concrete foundations