Homeboy Industries was founded with the purpose of helping individuals overcome gangs, violence, and drug problems by supporting them and reintegrating them as productive members of society. Homeboy Industries has thus developed a series of programs and work to make this possible. They do not recruit or advertise but open their doors to the individuals looking to better themselves but need help. Since these individuals cannot do it alone, Homeboy Industries has created an environment that emphasizes peer support and guidance. They know that while the INDIVIDUAL is unique and important, the grouping of them into a BUNDLE makes for a stronger force. We are interested in the lamination and density of multiple BUNDLED systems and how they start to define connections, separation, form, structure, and porosity to enhance the programmatic needs of the building.
Date: 2010 Client: SCI-Arc Studio Team: Boris Cortes Instructor: Jenny Wu