With an articulated façade and vibrant material palette, this pedestrian-scaled, multifamily housing block was designed to complement Studio VARA’s townhomes on the other side of a pedestrian mews in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Designed in collaboration with Paulett Taggart Architects, as part of a 152-unit affordable hou...
Project name
Sister Lillian Murphy Community
Architecture firm
Studio VARA, Paulett Taggart Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Paulett Taggart Architects
Design team
Studio VARA design team: Christopher Roach, Principal. Maura Abernethy, Principal. Jackie Fung, Studio Director. Nick Brown, Project Manager. Mikki Okamoto, Designer. Jacqueline Lytle, Interior Designer. Ellyn Korn, Interior Designe. Paulett Taggart Architects design team: Paulett Taggert, Principal. Roselie Ledda, Project Manager. Karl Vinge, Job Captain
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Emerald City Engineers, Inc
Landscape
GLS Landscape Architecture
Construction
Construction: Cahill Contractors, Inc. Project/Constuction Manager: Regent CM, LLC
Client
Mercy Housing Development
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The Hope Center & Berkeley Way Apartments grew out of a local need for housing and supportive services in the transit-rich downtown Berkeley area. Creating "an awesome Continuum of Housing integrated into the fabric of downtown community... a place to begin progress OUT of poverty and homelessness, projecting warmth, welcome, respect, dignity" are...
Project name
The Hope Center & Berkeley Way Apartments
Architecture firm
LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects
Location
Berkeley, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Design team
Marsha Maytum, Vanna Whitney, Ryan Jang, Corey Schnobrich, Yung Chang, Jen Winnett, Jackie Liu, Kirk Nelson, John Son, Palmyra Stefania, Jeff Marsch
Collaborators
Low Voltage/Security: E Design C. Waterproofing: WJE. Acoustical: Salter. Greenpoints: Bright Green Strategies. Food Service: Marshall & Associates
Environmental & MEP engineering
Emerald City Engineers
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Structural engineer
Tipping
Landscape
Cliff Lowe & Associates
Client
BRIDGE Housing Corporation and Insight Housing
Typology
Residential › Apartments
A model for healthy living and resilience, the Edwin M. Lee Apartments is the first building in San Francisco to combine supportive housing for both unhoused veterans and low-income families. This collaboration—Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Swords to Plowshares, and Chinatown Community Development Center—supports...
Project name
Edwin M. Lee Apartments
Architecture firm
Prime Architect: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Associate Architect: Saida + Sullivan Design Partners
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Richard Stacy, FAIA – Principal in Charge
Design team
Ledday Maytum Stacy Architects Team: Richard Stacy, FAIA – Principal in Charge. Gregg Novicoff, AIA, LEED AP – Associate Principal. Edward Kopelson, AIA, LEED AP – Project Manager. Gwen Fuertes, AIA, LED AP BD+C – Project Architect. Saida + Sullivan Design Partners Team: Koji Saida, AIA – Principal. Mimi Sullivan, AIA – Principal. Jeremy Gagon, Job Captain.
Collaborators
Building Maintenance: Access Systems & Solutions. Waterproofing Consultant: Steelhead Engineers. Corrosion: JDH Corrosion. GreenPoint Rater: Association for Energy. Fire Protection: Pacific-Allied Fire Protection
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer: Tommy Siu & Associates. Electrical Engineer: E Design C. Acoustic Consultant: Papadimos Group
Landscape
GLS Landscape Architecture
Construction
Nibbi Brothers
Client
Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), Swords to Plowshares
Typology
Residential › Apartments
