Shirley Chisholm Village Educator Housing
San Francisco, CA (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
AN AFFORDABLE HOME FOR EDUCATORS Created collaboratively with MidPen Housing and the San Francisco Unified School District, unused land donated by the school district becomes affordable housing for over 130 San Francisco educators and para educators. This highly sustainable all electric building is projected to reduce energy consumption 30% below code and lower cost of monthly utilities.
FITTING INTO THE CONTEXT Working closely with the community, an existing parking lot playground has been reinterpreted as a public open space along 43rd Avenue including an indoor community space for all to enjoy.
OPEN SPACE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD Folded vertical and horizontal building planes draw their inspiration from the sand dunes that have historically defined the Sunset neighborhood. These folds break a larger building into a series of smaller pieces that relate to the nearby single family houses.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Client: MidPen Housing BAR Services: Architecture, Planning Site Area: 1.37 Acres Total Planned Area: 159,200 gsf Number of Units: 135 Awards: Grand Award, Best On-the-Boards Affordable Housing Community, PCBC, 2021 Funding Sources: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program; SF Mayor’s Office of Housing Architecture & Planning: BAR Architects & Interiors in Association with G7A Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers MEP: Emerald City Engineers, Inc. Landscape: Fletcher Studio Inc. Contractor: Cahill Contractors
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