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IKEA U.S., WestEast, Cleary Zimmerman, ARUP, and Towne Twin Village Collaborate on Tiny Home with Big Impact in San Antonio

IKEA U.S., WestEast, Cleary Zimmerman, ARUP, and Towne Twin Village have joined forces to create a transformative tiny home project in San Antonio, making a big impact on the lives of elderly individuals experiencing homelessness.

October 31, 2024

New York Post

IKEA Donates First Tiny Home to Support Healing for Homeless Seniors

At Towne Twin Village in San Antonio, IKEA U.S. saw an opportunity to do more than furnish a space—they saw a chance to create a true home. In partnership with WestEast Design, they’re building a sustainable tiny home that offers stability and comfort to seniors who have faced homelessness, disabilities, or chronic illness. This project is about more than walls and a roof; it’s about fostering healing and reducing the risk of re-traumatization, creating a sanctuary for those who need it most.

October 30, 2024

Fast Company

IKEA U.S. Unveils Tiny Home at Towne Twin Village

IKEA U.S. partnered with WestEast to design a trauma-informed tiny house for a supportive housing community in San Antonio, aiming to create a safe, flexible, and welcoming space for formerly homeless residents. With input from the residents, the home includes privacy-focused design, flexible furniture, and even a bathtub for comfort, setting a new standard for affordable, supportive housing that Ikea hopes to expand across other communities.

May 6, 2024

IKEA U.S

IKEA U.S. Opens Model Home Built with Trauma-Informed Design Principles

IKEA U.S. unveils its Small Home project at IKEA Live Oak. This supportive housing unit features the principles of trauma-informed design within the model and fosters healing and well-being, while showcasing sustainable materials.

November 28, 2023

The Alamo

Historic Groundbreaking Ushers in New Era for The Alamo with Texas Cavaliers Education Center

The Alamo Trust, Inc. and the Texas Cavaliers held a ceremonial groundbreaking of the new Texas Cavaliers Education center, a transformative project for historical education and interactive learning. The new facility promises to revolutionize how history is taught and experienced at the iconic San Antonio landmark.

August 2, 2023

San Antonio Express News

Next up for Alamo construction: A ‘world class’ education center, Plaza de Valero and more

The Alamo, in collaboration with WestEast Design group, is planning a new education center to accommodate students and provide online learning. The center aims to offer historically accurate tours to school groups, increase annual student visitors from 140,000 to 250,000, and provide distance learning options. The center will feature a theater, classrooms, sensory play space, STEAM lab, and potential access to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Collection.

April 25, 2023

KXAN News

CapMetro to launch $34M electric bus charging project this fall

CapMetro, the Austin transit authority, is beginning construction on a $34 million solar-powered charging site in collaboration with HOLT Renewables and bp pulse to transition its bus fleet to all-electric, zero-emissions vehicles by 2035. This initiative follows CapMetro's purchase of 200 zero-emissions buses in 2021, with 12 already in service and more to come. The solar canopy system, set to start construction in October and complete by January 2025, will provide overhead charging for CapMetro's electrified fleet, using 12 acres and over 7,000 solar panels at their North Operations bus yard, supported by a framework connecting the buses to the panels via overhead wires

January 5, 2023

San Antonio Buisiness Journal

A&M-San Antonio begins $32.5 million second phase of student housing construction

Texas A&M University-San Antonio is expanding its on-campus student housing with a $32.5 million, 96,000-square-foot, four-story building in response to increasing student enrollment, which has risen from 6,557 students in 2018 to about 7,300 in 2022. Currently, the university only has Esperanza Hall with 382 beds for students living more than 50 miles away, but the new building, set to be completed in the summer of 2024, will provide an additional 322 beds.