The Restorative Care Village at LA General Medical Center reimagines healthcare-adjacent housing as a place of dignity, welcome, and healing for underserved individuals. Inspired by the concept of Radical Hospitality, the design expands notions of care to support whole health, including psychosocial, physical, and mental, through trauma-informed environments that welcome residents and the surrounding community.
As part of a broader first-in-the-nation health and well-being campus dedicated to vulnerable populations, the project integrates permanent supportive housing with a full continuum of clinical care and support services, including respite housing, behavioral health resources, and on-site programming that enables healing and community reintegration.
Organized as an urban courtyard block, the design maximizes site perimeter for 300 residential units and supportive programming while creating a generous communal landscape open to both residents and the neighborhood. Architecture and landscape are seamlessly integrated to reinforce connection, resilience, and everyday well-being, with layered open spaces, terraces, and public art that foster belonging and long-term stability.
