Argyle Gardens wins 2023 Housing Award

Argyle Gardens

Architect:  Holst Architecture

Owner:  Transition Projects

Location: Portland, Ore.

Category:  Specialized Housing

Project site: Brownfield

Building program type: Residential - multi-family, 5 or more units

Argyle Gardens is the first implementation of a modular, low-income single-adult housing model developed by the design team and Transition Projects, an organization dedicated to providing life-changing assistance to Portland’s most vulnerable residents. The first modular housing project permitted by the city, this new community of 72 housing units in the Kenton neighborhood stands as a new co-housing model whose residents share community space and other support systems. It represents a crucial step forward in the effort to design, build, and maintain affordable housing across the nation.

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