This housing complex being erected by the City on Larwill Park (presumed site of the new Art Gallery and office tower) will, with 98 units, be the largest modular housing for the homeless so far. (More here.)
Modular housing is coming of age. With no pretense of being architecturally significant, it nonetheless fits in, especially among the residential towers that typify the style of our time. Indeed, it’s a good example of the importance of the ‘missing middle’ – low- and medium-rise development that offers a horizontal relief to the excesses of the vertical city. More importantly, it provides a place for people whose only alternative is the street itself.
