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EP 212: Elevating Housing Beyond Boxes: Designing with Dignity with Charles Bloszies
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This month we’ve explored modular construction from the ground up — financing, DIY systems, community scale, and stigma-busting. But in this episode, we step into the human soul of modular housing.
Architect-engineer Charles Bloszies brings a fresh, humanitarian lens to offsite construction. He doesn’t just build units—he designs legacies. Chuck’s work in transitional, interim housing and his hybrid modular / prefabricated approach reveal how design, context, and care can distinguish mere shelter from a sanctuary.
What makes this episode different:
We explore how modular can restore dignity, especially in homelessness response.
Rather than technology-first, we center mission-first design philosophy.
We talk about coordination risk, vendor realities, and hybrid systems — not just ideal scenarios.
We consider architecture as a contributor to community fabric, legacy, and calm environments.
Key Takeaways:
4:12 — The philosophical shift: modular as a tool for dignity, not just efficiency.
7:43 — Collaboration is essential: architects, vendors, planners, community all at the table.
10:09 — The origin story: how Chuck’s wife’s hospital work sparked his social housing focus.
13:02 — The Redwood City modular project: a 240-bed modular housing campus and lessons from the field.
17:01 — The horizon: hybrid systems and mass timber as modular tools of the future.
21:03 — Micro touches that matter: “mean design” vs. nurturing materials, corner windows in small units.
Connect with Charles:
Website: https://archengine.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-bloszies-3956748
Email Address: [email protected]
Connect with Corwyn:
Contact Number: 843-619-3005
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exitstrategiesradioshow/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxoSuynJd5c4qQ_eDXLJaZA
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmelette/
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