Crescent Cove Affordable Housing, Apartments, San Francisco, Townhouses
San Francisco, California
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Actual Systems Mural as of September 22, 2011. Image: Brian Barneclo

"From our Solar System to our nervous system—everything’s interconnected."

Systems Mural Project will explore the concept of interconnectivity via a 600-foot panoramic mural painted by San Francisco artist Brian Barneclo: "Systems are found in nature (the water cycle) and also created by man (the government). What have we learned about sustainable systems? What works and what doesn’t? Should we revisit ancient technologies? Is the Industrial Age over? It is through this conversation that we gain an understanding of perhaps the most complicated systems of all, our systems of belief."

 

For information about the mural and to donate to help make it real, click here: www.SystemsMural.com 

The wall without the mural. Image: Brian Barneclo.

This affordable rental community maximizes an irregularly shaped site defined by the curve of CalTrain railroad tracks in the emerging Mission Bay neighborhood. A four-story building, entered through stacked double-height lobbies, establishes a defined edge along the street. Bays and recesses, pedestrian entries, private patios, decks, and garden notches provide relief and texture to this edge. To the rear, the building fans into an array of "fingers" with ample garden courtyards widening between them. Glass hallways connect these building sections, offering ample views of the green courtyards below.

Elevation spied from under freeway. Image: Brian Rose.

Front entrance. Image: Brian Rose.

Front entrance from interior lobby. Image: Brian Rose.

Crescent Cove in its San Francisco setting. Image: Steve Proehl.

A newly constructed landscaped street swings behind the building face. Lining the curve of the road, looking across at the courtyards, are freestanding townhouse units stacked atop studio apartments. Built with thick rear walls with sound-dampening properties, the curve of the back of the townhouses protects the development from the noise of the train.

Curved row of townhomes consisting of studios on the lower level with 2-bedroom units above. Image: Brian Rose.

Typical upper-floor plan.

Site plan.

This diagram defines the major issues with the site: the unusual shape, the train tracks, and the freeway passing overhead.
David Baker + Partners Architects

awards

Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Affordable Project (30 du/acre or more)
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Builder's Choice Grand Award—Affordable Housing
Builder's Magazine

publications

Making Less Space for Cars, More Space for People

project details

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Client

Related Companies of California

Affiliated Government Agency

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

Architect

David Baker + Partners

Landscape Architect

Andrea Cochran Landscape Architects

Structural Engineer

Structural Design Engineers

Electrical Engineer

Bhatia Associates

Contractor

Nibbi Brothers General Contractors

Mural Artist

Brian Barneclo

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project data
Crescent Cove
 20323
420 Berry Street  
San Francisco, California
Completed July 2007
number of units
studio 81
1 bedroom 90
2 bedroom 65
total 236
density ratios
project sf 185,000
site sf 155,597
acres 3.57
total bedrooms 301
bedrooms/acre 84
units/acre 66
parking
total 177
spaces/unit 0.75
type car + motorcycle