A Fresh Design For Community Service

Fashion Institute Of Technology 

Fast cities

- Eillie Anzilotti

Most weekday mornings, around 40 people file into St. Paul’s House, a homeless-services center in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, to receive free breakfast. Until recently, the 16-by-34-foot basement room where they ate was functional—but far from comfortable. There were no tables for the staff to use as they organized meals. A tiny bathroom sat at the front of the room; its door opened straight onto the dining area.