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In the fall of 2024, IKEA designed, built, and donated a housing unit to Towne Twin Village in San Antonio, Texas — a tiny home community devoted to getting homeless seniors off the streets. The global retailer specially designed the house with “trauma-informed design” in mind. Trauma-informed design — also known as TID — is a research-backed approach to affordable housing. The principles of TID focus on creating warm, open spaces that are filled with natural light, communicate a sense of calm, and built with safety in mind. Rachelle Macur, a social scientist and architect, says that TID is not simply about avoiding “triggers” — it’s about building a space in which people can “heal and flourish.” In the coming months, IKEA plans to break ground on similar pilot projects across the country — from Memphis, Tennessee to Washington, D.C.
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