Affordable Housing Expertise
CBP Architects brings compassionate, affordable housing expertise to projects for families, seniors, people with disabilities, and those in recovery.
Accessibility Reimagined
Over 25+ years of partnership, CBP Architects and Inglis House have enabled people with physical disabilities to live fuller lives. Using the ADA as merely a starting point, we have developed numerous accessible design elements for residential units and common spaces. Our design approach expands the idea of independent living to help individuals who never dreamed it was possible.
Adult Day Health Centers
In 1998, Pennsylvania implemented the Living Independently for the Elderly (LIFE) program, a model that allows seniors to live independently while receiving services and supports to meet health and personal needs. CBP Architects has worked with clients to create LIFE adult day health centers within affordable senior housing developments. The combination of affordable housing, health care, and wellness has been extremely successful in giving seniors comprehensive and convenient supports to stay independent, active, and healthy.
Aging in Place
In senior populations, poverty increases the risk of chronic disease, disability, homelessness, and cognitive decline. CBP Architects has partnered with multiple nonprofits to develop affordable senior housing that enables aging in place. Our design approach has reconsidered nearly every aspect of a typical one-bedroom unit, designing to maximize payback while achieving as much independence and longevity as possible for residents.
Family Housing
NIMBY concerns and funding often make it more challenging to build affordable housing for younger individuals or families. But the need remains significant. CBP Architects understands the extra time and care required of these projects, and we have helped nonprofit developers solve a host of affordable family housing challenges, from filling a neighborhood void or supporting community revitalization to providing recovery housing to give women and children a second chance.
Mission-Driven Development
Mission-driven development – a means to fulfill or further an organization’s mission – fits an important piece into the affordable housing puzzle. The multifamily projects CBP Architects undertakes with these clients transform individual lives or neighborhoods, and often both. They provide both subsidized housing and supportive services such as addiction counseling, education, or childcare.
Supportive Recovery Housing
Providing safe, affordable housing is not enough. For many who have been through trauma, suffered with poverty, or faced other societal challenges, the key to successful housing includes offering support. For those struggling with addiction, the potential to remain sober and get on one’s feet increases significantly when meaningful support is provided in the same facility. CBP Architects understands that the spaces we create can help residents heal.