NOMAD HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PARKS BY DAY HOUSING BY NIGHT San Francisco’s housing crisis has left a large number of employed citizens unable to afford housing, leading to an arising “urban nomad” lifestyle in which employed people take to living in their cars, hostels, and any other “inhabit-by-night” accommodations after work in order to decrease their cost of living. As this “white-collar” homelessness increases and the density of San Francisco continues to be pushed to its limit, the search for alternative housing accommodations continues. Parks and similar open green spaces can mitigate this drastic need; since parks close at dusk, they have the potential to serve as affordable, shortterm housing sites at night time while leaving the park minimally interrupted during the day; it presents a unique design challenge to experiment with how the two entities may exist in the same realm. An urban nomad taking on this life-style could live life completely on the go, staying in a different area of the city throughout the week, developing a new relationship with the city and discovering new places and services to suit their nomadic lifestyle.
ESSENTIALS
LIFE CYCLE HOUSING
PARKS
DAY
NIGHT
PARK STUDIES URBAN
SUE BIERMANN PARK+ MARITIME PLAZA
SUBURBAN
MISSION DOLORES + ALAMO SQUARE
N
MARITIME
GREAT MEADOW PARK AT FORT MASON
N
N
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Close proximity to waterfront
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Relatively flat topography
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Sunlight is abundant in later afternoon hours, but depending on season is blocked by surrounding skyscrapers for good part of the day
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Close proximity to waterfront
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Relatively flat topography
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Sunlight is abundant in later afternoon hours, but depending on season is blocked by surrounding skyscrapers for good park of the day
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Clear Suburban context Anchored by school, tennis courts, playground Great access to light and air thanks to low-rise surroundings Topography could be used to sculpt building and minimize footprint of park being taken away Urban grass, light tree cover Goal here will be to maximinze the amount of housing units in park without casting shadow on surrounding neighborhoods.
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Clear Suburban context
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• Topography will be more difficult to integrate • a building with minimal footprint • • Major concern would be disturbance of • current tree growth •
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Great access to light and air thanks to low rise surroundings
Urban grass, moderate tree cover Goal for this site would be to not cast shadow on surrounding neighborhoods while not disturbing the parks original landscape
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Some urban and suburban context Great access to light and air thanks to low rise surroundings Topography is limited, but space is abundant Urban grass, light tree cover Proximity to waterfront is site’s biggest asset. The goal would be to create diverse unit types from luxury to micro, given its surroundings
MISSION DOLORES PARK
MAINTAIN AXIS
BURY
PINCH
OCCUPY ROOFS
LIGHT WELLS
CANYON
N
SITE PLAN
0’
50’ 100’
250’
N
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
0’
50’ 100’
250’
N
TYPICAL UNIT PLAN
0’
50’ 100’
250’
PARK + LANDSCAPE
OCCUPIABLE ROOFS
PRESERVED LANDSCAPE
0.5 MI. BRIDGE LOOP ROOFTOP LAWNS
HOUSING BUILDING LIGHT WELLS
^ VIEW OF ROOF TOPS LOOKING NORTHEAST
^ AEIRIAL VIEW LOOKING EAST
PUBLIC + URBAN SPACES
THE “CANYON” PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE PUBLIC AMENITIES
^ AERIAL VIEW OF THE “CANYON”
LOOKING NORTH
LOOKING SOUTH
CO-LIVING HOUSING 12’X12’ SLEEPING UNIT
TYPICAL HOUSING BLOCK
SH AR
ED
PR IVA TE
CIR CU LA T IO N
F.A.R. + DENSITY BUILDING FOOTPRINT:
272,040 SF
NATURAL GROUND COVER RETURNED TO SITE VIA ROOFS:
187,772 SF
OR
450 CO-LIVING UNITS TOTAL FLOOR AREA:
544,220 SF SITE AREA
583,897 SF FLOOR AREA RATIO (F.A.R.):
0.96
70%
CHAD SUMME ARCH 8001 - BUILDING DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIO COLLEGE OF DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, ART, AND PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI