ZION GOSPEL MISSIONARY CHURCH

PROJECT SUMMARY

Client: Zion Gospel Missionary Church / Pastor Gloria Kim
Typology: Research
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Status: In progress

You can’t help but be inspired by Pastor Gloria Kim of the Zion Gospel Missionary Church, who has been feeding the unhoused of Los Angeles for decades. When she asked AERO COLLECTIVE to envision how to expand on their property on Venice Blvd. in West Los Angeles, there weren't many options for the small lot. 

AERO designed a multi story building maximizing the area allowed by city zoning to increase the space dedicated to sheltering individuals. The new facility includes a commercial kitchen, office space, storage, shelter beds, bathing facilities and a rooftop chapel. The building opens onto a walled courtyard to the east that provides privacy to the occupants within.