Los Angeles County, California, sought to combat homelessness, as well as the public health crisis that is tied to it. This includes issues such mental illness, poverty and addiction, or other living conditions. Restorative Care Village is a solution located on the campus of Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center in Boyle Heights.
The LAC+USC Restorative Care Village was designed to assist individuals who are struggling with serious mental health and addiction issues, or may have been incarcerated due to them. The RCV will be completed by March 2021 and offer a comprehensive approach to managing the entire person, including the continuum of interrelated issues that this vulnerable population faces.
The two main components of the program are a recuperative center with 96 bed capacity to offer immediate placement for those who have been discharged from a hospital inpatient setting and lack a place to stay, as well as a residential treatment facility consisting four buildings to provide a short term alternative to hospitalization.
The village concept was created by CannonDesign in Los Angeles. It is based on the neighborhood model with all buildings facing a main road that uses extensive landscaping and placemaking techniques. The buildings’ cladding is inspired by the art deco Los Angeles County General Hospital (19-story building) located on the LAC+USC Campus. The project will also include public art, both interior and exterior, which will play a key role in creating an uplifting living environment.
The RCV is largely built using modular construction, utilizing prefabricated materials and reducing the project timeline. This will maintain quality and allow the county to provide the RCV to those who are in need immediately.
