Re-Entry Housing is a continuation of a project from last term, where students researched and modeled tiny homes for a community created to combat recidivism, which is when formerly incarcerated people struggle to reintegrate into society and end up entering back into the prison system. In the United States formerly incarcerated citizens are ten times more likely to be homeless than the average person, and 77% of those released from the prison system return to it within five years. Re-Entry Housing creates a place where those people can safely get back into society, get jobs, and live their lives, with the freedom and resources they need. 

This community is specifically designed for those who were in the prison system for at least 10 years, and in one case more than 40. The project was designed using a combination of precedent research and site analysis, which informed the programming decisions. A site layout was constructed and digital models of all of the buildings were created in Autodesk Revit. The community houses six to eight permanent residents and eight temporary residents, providing them with protection from the elements as well as the dignity they deserve. Each home is outfitted with a large, private bathroom, a comfortable, homey bedroom, and a kitchen space. The community has a personal, private garden and conversation pit for healing and bonding. There are six raised garden beds on site, where the members will grow their own fruits and vegetables, which they can prepare in the community kitchen or sell in the market. There is also a vast community space, which will hold local events and talks, both indoors and outside. Upstairs is a makerspace where community members and local neighbors can design, cut, paint, build, and create whatever they can imagine. The members also have the opportunity to sell what they make in the market, which provides them with a source of income as well as a recent work history to help them acquire jobs.