Trauma-Informed Design Workshop + Solaire Apartments Site Tour

Happy Affordable Housing Month in May and thank you to Silicon Valley@Home for organizing wonderful events all month long!

Eden Housing and Architects FORA invite you to join an educational workshop on Trauma-Informed Design (TID) principles and how these principles, in combination with Trauma-Informed Care provided by support staff, can foster a sense of control, safety, choice, collaboration, and empowerment for all residents – especially those who have experienced the trauma of housing instability. The workshop will include emerging research, case study projects, and activity prompts on how to implement trauma-informed strategies. Attendees will then be invited on a scavenger hunt to find the examples of TID principles in action - within the design and operations of Solaire Apartments.

Solaire Apartments represents a thoughtful and innovative case study for TID, highlighting the role that affordable housing has to raise the bar for health and wellbeing. Through a careful balance of aesthetic beauty, functionality, and research-driven strategies, Solaire Apartments provides a safe, welcoming, and healing environment for low-income households and formerly homeless individuals. Its design elevates the resident experience by addressing physical, emotional, and social needs, ensuring the built environment fosters dignity, connection, and resilience.

Host or Publisher Alta Housing, Dahlin Architecture Group, & Engage FORA