FACADE

Using Accoya Wood Panels, an operable facade was chosen for the building’s skin to offer control and flexibility to the users of the building. The panels are used as a curtain wall with an aluminum panelled rainscreen wall system behind it for sufficient waterproofing.

Determined after careful analysis of occupancy and accessibility of both residents and visitors.

Circulation Skin

Residents have control over the amount of sunlight, glare, and privacy their unit receives. Through the use of steel, curved beams and girders, as well as cantilevered floors are

Structure

Floor Plates

Floors stack on top of each other and cantilever at the ends to create terraces for community

The project aims to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor environments in an attempt to connect residents and visitors to the broader public and to foster a connection to nature and recreation within it.

Providing 120 two and three bedroom apartments, the project aims to place emphasis on privacy all the while providing opportunities for public and community

San Francisco Affordable Housing

With the intent of putting the concept of ‘community’ at the center, the building was designed to have community spaces dispersed throughout the building floors, each having direct access to outdoor rooftop space. The building is a mix of predominantly 2-bedroom units, with the goal of catering towards larger family sizes.