At Optico Design, Stefan Pellegrini works within the field of missing middle housing. Missing middle housing are house-scaled buildings with multiple units in walkable neighborhoods used to address shifting household demographics between baby boomers and millennials. Millennials are less likely to have children and are in need of affordable housing that comes in forms of duplexes, townhouses, live/work housing, apartments, etc..

Stefan Pellegrini is an architect, urban designer, and planner who advocates for equitable design and social and environmental justice in cities, with a focus on physical placemaking strategies that empower residents, build social capital, and nurture community. He is a principal with Opticos Design, Inc., an urban design, planning, and architecture practice based in Berkeley, California. His work spans more than twenty years and includes mixed-income neighborhoods, downtown urban design plans, community revitalization strategies, and regional plans and codes across the US and abroad. This episode of Our Homes is hosted by Senator Stanley Chang.