The west side neighborhoods in Salt Lake City have experienced population growth at a rapid pace, exposing a need for both housing and community space. The Bridge Affordable and Mixed-Use Housing project was one of the first to be built in the old rail yard area of the city.This is an HUD affordable housing project where amenities like 9-foot ceilings represent major improvements. The housing element surrounds a south-facing interior courtyard that gathers winter sun and provides a community precinct for gatherings. The skin of the building is a formidable wrapper of deep-ribbed steel siding that is discretely stripped away to reveal the interior courtyard, and recessed balconies clad in smooth red siding.
