Low Rise, Mid Rise, High Rise: Housing in LA Today questions the future of housing

Michael Maltzan Architecture exhibited the Alvidrez, a permanent supportive housing development in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles expected to break ground this year. Commissioned by the Skid Row Housing Trust (SRHT), the Alvidrez will be the tallest cross-laminated timber structure in Los Angeles when completed, offering 150 units of affordable housing to formerly homeless residents across 14 stories. The building’s vertical forms end at different heights to provide eight outdoor roof terraces and provide natural light and ventilation into the individual units. Following its estimated completion in 2023, the Alvidrez will be among the most ambitious projects with the district, which features many of the firm’s previous projects commissioned by SHRT.