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The Robert K. Ross Center for Hope and Healing will replace a surface parking lot on The California Endowment campus with affordable housing and essential community care facilities. The Center aligns with Los Angeles County’s Alternative to Incarceration initiative, providing 124 apartments for families and over 66,000 square feet of space for non-profit providers who serve justice-impacted households, reentry individuals, and the surrounding neighborhood.
Informed by robust community engagement, the plans are rooted in Trauma Informed Design principles, providing a sense of safety, comfort, choice and community for residents and visitors. The project integrates residential uses, and community programs, with a flexible layout that supports varied gatherings and features generous outdoor spaces, native landscaping, circular forms, and natural textures and patterns which nourish one’s eyes and mind.
To design for a culturally diverse population, the design incudes universal elements such as a riparian wash that recalls the LA River and representations of the historic sycamore tree, “El Aliso,” which was a landmark in this area and venerated by the Tongva people. A feature of the project will be the circular welcome hub placed prominently on Main Street. The hub holds community meeting and gathering spaces, and conveys a spirit of restoration, hope, and healing to uplift the entire neighborhood.
California Endowment and Linc Housing Plan Mixed-Use Project at 600 N. Main Street.
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