Genslers latest project in the Chicago market might surprise some as a shelter for formerly homeless men located in the Rogers Park neighborhood and constructed from the shell of a formerly abandoned building.Designed and built for the nonprofit North Side Housing and Supportive Services (NSHSS), the shelter offers 70 beds in a non-congregate approach to housing that evinces a psychological sense of safety, community, and the notion of common humanity while importantly being devoid ofsensory stressors. In the end, this maintains privacy for shelter residents while "[balancing]well-being and self-worth."Photo: Gillian Fry/GenslerThe firm says also: "The trauma-informed design infuses the notions of home with a synthesis of calming finishes, biophilic elements, and residential comforts to foster healing, psychological safety, and a sense of belonging. The shelters reception area serves as its communal heart, offering space beyond the semi-private sleeping rooms where residents...