{"id":116432,"date":"2025-04-30T11:56:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_project&#038;p=116432"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:03:15","slug":"jfak-homeless-navigation-center-palm-springs","status":"publish","type":"metro_project","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/jfak-homeless-navigation-center-palm-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Standard for Housing the Unhoused in Palm Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//04//10-HP17571.jpg/" alt=\"colorful housing units against mountain backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-116434\" 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class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">JFAK\u2019s Homeless Navigation Center blends modular housing, support services, and shared spaces to create a humane, dignified alternative to traditional shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//sam-lubell/">Sam Lubell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Photography: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//benny-chan-fotoworks-2/">Benny Chan\/Fotoworks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//sharer//sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fjfak-homeless-navigation-center-palm-springs%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 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href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.jfak.net///">John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects<\/a> (JFAK)\u2019s Palm Springs Homeless Navigation Center, which opened at the end of last year, is one of a new generation of nurturing, multifunctional facilities transforming the way we think about housing the unhoused. Consisting of 80 modular housing units, varied outdoor spaces, and two repurposed warehouses offering support services, communal activities, and emergency beds, the $40 million facility is a place, not a shelter\u2014an extroverted sanctuary of hope, not a hastily assembled facility tucked away from public view.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cIt\u2019s a city for people to get help, whether they need it for eight hours or six months,\u201d noted JFAK cofounder John Friedman, adding that the project combines \u201ca kind of density with a sense of community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1123\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//04//07-DJI_0213-1.jpg/" alt=\"birds-eye view of modular housing units\" class=\"wp-image-116435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/07-DJI_0213-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/07-DJI_0213-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/07-DJI_0213-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/07-DJI_0213-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/07-DJI_0213-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Holistic Approach to Housing and Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Palm Springs officials\u2019 path to creating the holistic, 24-hour campus evolved over time, points out Jay Virata, the city\u2019s director of housing and community development. Funding from California\u2019s statewide Project Homekey program, for instance, was contingent on the center incorporating individual living units (most shelters offer only congregant space, housing many beds in one location), while budget limitations led to the units being built using modular construction. Palm Springs and the county of Riverside also contributed funds. Riverside\u2019s deputy director of government affairs, Greg Rodriguez\u2014who had been homeless himself for a short time in his early 20s\u2014pushed especially hard to make it happen, leading advocacy and fundraising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cThese experiences made me passionate about seeing this come to fruition,\u201d notes Rodriguez. \u201cHomeless services are not a one size fits all,\u201d he adds, reiterating how the center addresses a wide range of client needs, both during and even after they live there. (Thanks to <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.hcd.ca.gov//grants-and-funding//homekey/">Homekey<\/a> funding, the center provides tenants with rent subsidies once they\u2019ve secured permanent housing.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">JFAK, selected via RFP, collaborated with contractors Tilden-Coil Constructors, fabricators California Modulars, and landscape architect Esther Margulies. The team worked closely with Martha\u2019s Village and Kitchen, the center\u2019s operator and spent significant time gathering feedback\u2014and building support\u2014from the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//04//15-HP18376.jpg/" alt=\"colorful housing unit with staircase\" class=\"wp-image-116436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-HP18376.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-HP18376-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-HP18376-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-HP18376-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-HP18376-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designing a Homeless Navigation Center with Dignity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Designed and built in just a year and a half, their project inspires movement, interaction, and community. It\u2019s a local centerpiece, not a liability. A wide central promenade&nbsp;serves as the slightly sloped site\u2019s spine, linking the varied facilities, which connect to the desert via draught-tolerant garden spaces, trees (which are still growing in), walking paths, a playground, and even a dog run. The one- and two-story, factory-built modular residences are set perpendicular to the spine in&nbsp;a layered, slightly angled configuration that provides ample natural light and air but still protects from what can be harsh amounts of both. Inside, simple but airy units (which include studios as well two-bedroom units for families) maximize views and cross-ventilation, but with relatively small windows to minimize heat and sun. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cYou\u2019d think heat would be the biggest concern,\u201d notes Kimm. \u201cBut the wind gets extreme at times.\u201d She points out that the city\u2019s iconic San Gorgonio Pass&nbsp;windmill farm is viewable from most of the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Elevated&nbsp;walkways weave between buildings, providing&nbsp;shade and connection, while&nbsp;open-air corridors&nbsp;ensure that&nbsp;every resident\u2014whether in a ground-level unit or a second-story home\u2014has a clear view of the nearby San Jacinto Mountains. Graphics provide wayfinding and identification via large, colorful letters, and establish an artful sense of place via color and pattern. For instance, warm hues (in both solid and abstract geometries) greet the sunrise to the east, while cool tones reflect the sunset to the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//04//21-HP17679.jpg/" alt=\"colorful housing units \" class=\"wp-image-116441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/21-HP17679.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/21-HP17679-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/21-HP17679-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/21-HP17679-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/21-HP17679-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">As for the site\u2019s two warehouses\u2014repurposed&nbsp;steel-frame structures&nbsp;that originally had&nbsp;no insulation and were leaking\u2014the team effectively&nbsp;built new buildings within.&nbsp;The first was transformed into&nbsp;a hub of essential services: a&nbsp;commercial kitchen, communal dining area, laundry facilities, case management offices, and job training programs. Gathering areas have double heights, wide hallways, and colorful graphics that both welcome and orient. The second warehouse, known as the&nbsp;Early Access Center, offers&nbsp;50 overnight shelter beds for those still seeking longer-term solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Besides budget hurdles, supply chain holdups, NIMBYs, and the need to integrate both modular and traditional construction, the project\u2019s biggest challenge, remembers Kimm, was to create a special, humane place that wasn\u2019t <em>too<\/em> nice. \u201cThe operator was afraid people would never want to leave,&#8221; she says. (Residents are encouraged to stay for six months before finding more permanent housing, with help from the center\u2019s staff.) Ultimately, they struck a balance\u2014warm and colorful, but not indulgent, comfortable but still transitional. The approach proves that&nbsp;emergency housing doesn\u2019t have to feel institutional, and modular design doesn\u2019t have to be rigid or impersonal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cI\u2019m thrilled we were able to make this dream a reality,\u201d adds Rodriguez. \u201cWe\u2019ve really created a model for other communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1297\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//04//02-HP17407-2.jpg/" alt=\"welcome and dining area with colorful wall graphics\" class=\"wp-image-116443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02-HP17407-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02-HP17407-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02-HP17407-2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02-HP17407-2-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02-HP17407-2-1536x996.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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