What: Accessible Housing Development with Mixed-Use Commercial

When: Spring 2021

Where: Los Angeles, CA

​Top 5 Finalist, Mckenzie Award for Top Architectural Thesis

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• The Maslo is a mixed use commercial housing development located in Los Angeles, California that includes income-based accessible housing

• Architect-Developer delivery method

• Research conducted includes the origins of architect developers, project delivery methods, the commercial real estate process, the current state of housing and homelessness in Los Angeles, and social return on investment

• Social Return on Investment focused, a framework that represents a holistic view on a
  development, the way it impacts its community, fellow businesses, the government, and its investors

• Net-Zero systems to function fully self-sufficient and regenerate energy

• The Resident Equity Fund places a focus on the use value of
  residential units, investing in the people who are living in them,
  rather than valuing the unit itself