Portland’s former downtown shelter, Oxford Street, has housed countless individuals over it’s long lifespan in the East Bayside district of Portland. With 129 beds in a three-story converted apartment building sitting on less than a quarter acre of urban land, the modest shelter has regularly exceeded its capacity. The Portland Homeless Services Center (HSC) is a 50,000sf facility resting on a more than 7 Acre brownfield site with a capacity of over 200 beds. The 7-acre site was designed to provide both a real and perceived sense of security and safety as well as a sense of belonging and wellbeing. AKLA worked closely with the developer, design team, and also spent time with the unhoused community to understand priorities and create dignified spaces.
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