The Loop mixed-use multifamily building 2020

The Loop provides a safe, sustainable and healthy environment to residents and the broader community, while also densifying a lot that was previously asphalt and prioritizing low-income residents of Tucson. The Loop rethinks the typical strip malls found in Tucson with an average vacancy rate of over 15%. These vacant buildings with largely open lots provide an opportunity for each community to develop much needed affordable housing, embrace a modern identity, provide community resources and become part of the Sunblock system. By complying with PHIUS +2018 building standards, implementing new building systems and connecting to a micro grid, The Loop reinterprets Tucson’s vernacular multi-family courtyard buildings.