Building Trust International has named Levitt Bernstein as the winner of their open international HOME competition for his intriguing proposal to create pop-up housing in unused garages on London’s existing housing estates. The architecture firm intends the Pop-Up HAWSE (Homes through Apprenticeships With Skills for Employment) design to provide job-training while creating much-needed small temporary housing for the British capital’s homeless population.

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Post tags: Building Trust International, garage conversion, homeless shelter, job training, levitt bernstein, london architecture, pop up house, Prefab Housing, temporary housing