Housing to Serve Women Coming out of Homelessness

Bakhita Gardens | Seattle, WA

Bakhita Gardens in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood serves women exiting homelessness through two Catholic Housing Services programs.  Noel House provides interim housing for 40 women, and Rose of Lima is a congregate residence of 50 single-room-occupancy dwelling units.  Bakhita Gardens also houses administrative office space, and a ground floor retail space. The building exterior adheres to the neighborhood typology of single-lot prewar brick apartment buildings, while its interior respects program participants’ dignity and need for therapeutic surroundings to move forward from the trauma they have experienced previously.

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Bakhita Gardens’ unique design features addressing the needs of women moving out of homelessness have been profiled in a case study by Design Resources for Homelessness.