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Homeless people in Los Angeles will live in this stunning apartment complex made from shipping containers - take a look inside

Leanna GarfieldDec 13, 2017, 00:33 IST

KTGY Architecture + Planning

Like many other dense cities around the United States, Los Angeles has a homelessness epidemic. Approximately 46,874 people struggle with homelessness in LA, and most live on the streets full-time.

A new housing project called Hope on Alvarado aims to address this issue.

Local architecture firm KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed an affordable micro-apartment complex that will start housing dozens of LA's homeless residents by 2019.

Take a look below.