Holloway Terrace Affordable Housing, Townhouses
San Francisco, California

Affordable ownership two and three-bedroom townhouses and a separate community building are designed to fit into the neighborhood context. The design strategy is based on a small residential scale but achieves a high density of units per acre. Completed in 1985, a development of 42 affordable units range from 942 square feet to 1,168 square feet. Nine of the units accommodate the handicapped. Each unit includes a one-car garage. Using tile roofs, and detail relief on the stucco exteriors, the design reinterprets the stylistic treatment of the surrounding neighborhood. The project is unified by a horizontal stucco string course that extends through the entire complex, climbing the site along the curved walls which enclose patios while maintaining the street edge.

awards

Best Affordable Housing Development
The Bay Area Council Housing Awards
Golden Nugget Merit Award
Pacific Coast Builders Conference

project details

Architect

David Baker + Partners

Client

Bridge Housing

Contractor

Roberts-Obayashi Corporation