The state of Hawaiʻi is facing a critical shortage of affordable housing. The Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority is in the unique position to build walkable, sustainable, and equitable communities, both through new mixed-use, economically diverse, TOD-oriented projects and through the redevelopment of existing HPHA properties. This bottom-up project started with in-home interviews with residents across Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, and Kauaʻi. Qualitative data is being used to develop guiding principles and design guidelines for all future HPHA projects.
Client: Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority
Principal Investigators: Brian Strawn AIA, Karla Sierralta AIA
Project Collaborators:
Consultants: Rebecca Buck, Ethnographer & Digital
Strategist, Forge Studio, Jill Misawa, Graphic Design Topic Experts: Allison Arieff, Design and Architecture
Writer, and Phillip M.E. Garboden, PhD, Housing and
Public Policy Expert
Advisors: Alisa Weinstein, UX, Research & Strategy, Hyun Joo Lee, Design Research
Project Staff: Alison Chiu, ‘Eiwa Colburn, Jason Hashimoto, Christina Holcom, Chris Songvilay, Sho Tetsutani, Griffin Ward, Hunter Wells
Student Project Assistants: Keola Annino, Jason Hashimoto, Keliʻi Kapali, Renz Laforteza, Beau Nakamori, Rand Oshiro, Katherine Pananganan, Griffin Ward, Hunter Wells
Course Integration: Spring 2019 ARCH 342 “Urban Dwelling Studio”
News & Recognition: Lawn Loungers: Portable Spaces for Community Engagement Received an Honorable Mention in the Institutional Category of the 2020 AIA Honolulu Design Awards
2022 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award
