Comprised of 16 units of townhouses and one management unit, Hope Family Housing-Buena Park’s 17-town home community will ultimately provide long-term housing with supportive assistance to homeless families, many transitioning from motels throughout the county.

The row townhome design concept, as developed by Bassenian / Lagoni Architects, provides two separate areas each with a village green. BGB, Inc. designed these community spaces and all hardscape / seating areas. In addition, Green Development practices such as vegetated swales and a large “grasspave” fire truck access area were implemented to assist with storm water runoff control and reduce the heat island effect.

When completed in the Spring of 2008, the Orange County Rescue Mission (OCRM) will manage Hope Family Housing’s day-to-day operations, providing an environment of independent living with supportive services.

Borthwick Guy Bettenhausen provided complete landscape design and construction document services to HomeAid Orange County for Hope Family Housing on a pro-bono basis.