Expertise
Abode Communities was originally established in 1968 as an all-volunteer organization of architects dedicated to socially beneficial work. Today, our professional architectural studio capitalizes upon its decades of design experience and ingenuity to serve a multitude of community-based organizations for the production and preservation of small and mid-size affordable housing developments, as well as Federally Qualified Health Centers, early education centers, childcare centers, and health and wellness recreational facilities. Services include:
- Feasibility Studies
- Entitlement Submittals
- Community Outreach & Engagement
- Schematic Design
- Design Development
- Bidding & Negotiation
- Construction Documents
- Post-Occupancy Evaluations
- Master Planning
- Neighborhood Planning
- Sustainability Consulting
Environmental Sustainability
Sustainability is more than just achieving the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) rigorous design standards. At Abode Communities, we believe it’s about creating linkages within and around our communities, advancing social justice for underserved populations, and creating healthy environments where all people are given equal opportunities to thrive.
We are a pioneer in the creation of environmentally sustainable affordable housing, having designed the first constructed LEED Platinum affordable housing development in the County of Los Angeles. Our studio’s sustainable innovations include the incorporation of a ground source heat pump, as well as gray water system to retain, filter and reuse discharged water from a common laundry facility to feed drought-tolerant landscaping, both firsts in the County of Los Angeles. For nearly a decade, we’ve continued to build our laboratory of innovation, having successfully achieved eight LEED certifications on a variety of projects, six of which achieved the highest level, Platinum.
