A powerful metaphor that re-purposes the same type of cargo containers that lie deteriorating just blocks away from the project site, this Parsonage/Community Center is part of a Master Plan for a church situated in the heart of East Los Angeles.  This hybrid 3,400 sq. ft. structure houses a residential living suite, classrooms, a teen center, offices and a “great room” that hosts weddings, educational conferences, religious ceremonies, neighborhood gatherings and family celebrations.  Combined with traditional stick frame construction, this “hybrid” building utilizes seven cargo containers at the second level.