Strachan House Renewal

This project is an investigation of permanent supportive housing as a solution for chronic homelessness, beginning with an examination of the contemporary state of homelessness and its wide range of causes with special emphasis on Toronto. Drawing on a thorough examination of permanent supportive housing precedents across North America, the project elaborates a wholesale redevelopment of Toronto’s Strachan House with the aim to of massively expanding its impact in efficiency at improving the lives of the most underserved among Toronto’s chronically homeless.

Master of Architecture Thesis / Winter 2021 / Supervised by Elisa Silva / In collaboration with the Homes First Society