As of 2018, Los Angeles has a growing homeless population of over 55,000 people, representing a fifth of the United States homeless population. As development and gentrification occur, densifying the city, people with variable economic statuses and lack of a support system are left in the position of leaving their homes.

This thesis aims to create a common space for the growing homeless population of Skid Row and the gentrifying neighborhoods surrounding it, by integrating a network of community gardens with transitional housing and basic amenities, while creating visibility, conversation, and collaboration between two disconnected populations.