Sustainable Technology Experimental Agricultural Dwelling (S.T.E.A.D.)
The ‘s.t.e.a.d. is designed for a new generation of agricultural and technological pioneers seeking to spread the fertility of the farm into the most unlikely environments. This project proposes that this new frontier can be found in the under utilized spaces of our urban areas. The low-intensity tracts of single-story industrial buildings common in American [...]
Chavetta Residence
This Glen Park home was nearly doubled in size from 800 square feet with the addition of a new second floor to accommodate a growing family. The owners sought to enhance the desirable aspects of their current home while simultaneously integrating new features and spaces to produce an essentially new house that would include a [...]
Reimagining Grand Avenue
The Grand Avenue project is the last major piece of the Bunker Hill redevelopment process started in the Sixties. To acquire the right to develop this 1.8 billion dollar project, The Related Companies and their development team studied the area, its history, and similar projects around the world to assemble a set of principles that [...]
Octavia Boulevard Housing
When Octavia Boulevard replaced San Francisco’s earthquake damaged Central Freeway in Hayes Valley, numerous surplus properties became available for housing. Our proposal addressed a prominent “gateway” site at the corner of Market and Octavia. We sought to create a building of studio units designed to be desirable and affordable to the entry-level home buyers that [...]
Pasadena Glen Residence
The 1/3-acre site for this house is located along the west slope of a semi-rural canyon above Pasadena. The steep site rises at a 40 degree slope a small creek at its base. Attractive mountain and valley views are offset by the various hazards implied by the county’s stringent safety requirements. Fires, floods, landslides, and [...]