Although the total number of homeless Americans has slowly decreased over the past decade, homelessness has risen in large cities across the country. Certain spots in these areas are often dubbed "tent cities," where it's common for the homeless to live in encampments under highways or parks.
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The world's largest architecture firm is creating a $2 million tiny home village for California's homeless
Politicians in San Jose plan to house the city's homeless in these sleek cabins. It's one of many metros considering tiny homes as a temporary housing solution.
In San Jose, California, officials are temporarily addressing the city's homeless epidemic with tiny homes. This week, they unveiled two designs for the homes, created pro-bono by Gensler, the world's largest architecture firm.
The first home, an 80-square-foot design, has a fold-down bed, a locking door, and storage shelves. The other is 140-square feet and features a slanted roof with a bed, a small living space, and large windows. The renderings show residents drinking coffee, having picnics, and riding bikes alongside the villages.
Whichever village design the city chooses
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Approximately 4,350 people live on the streets of San Jose proper, according to a 2017 report from Applied Survey Research.
San Jose is not the first city to look at tiny homes for its homeless. Fresno, California; Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Eugene, Oregon have already created micro-housing villages as short-term solutions.
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