18th + Arkansas/g2 Lofts Affordable Housing, Apartments, Lofts, Market Rate, San Francisco, Townhouses
San Francisco, California

Reclaimed from an abandoned railroad tunnel, this site steps steeply up from a light-industrial district into a residential neighborhood. A spectrum of housing reflects this transition, combining a single-family home, a variety of flats, townhouses, affordable artist lofts, and several flexible shared spaces.

The g2 Lofts are an affordable non-profit artists'  live/work development. The project consists of 29 live/work artist's lofts, gallery, studio, and performance spaces.  An experimental live theater forms the street edge, encouraging public participation in this diverse community.

Sharing the site is the 18th + Arkansas Lofts that includes an additional 30 market rate lofts in new industrial type buildings. Layers of pathways, decks, mews, landscaping, and broad city views form a sheltered—yet public—urban garden on terraces tucked into the hill.

awards

Best Design Award
American Society of Landscape Architects
Gold Nugget Award of Merit: Best Mixed-Use Project
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Grand Award
Builder's Choice Design and Planning Awards
Citation
42nd Annual Progressive Architecture Awards

project details

Client

Holliday Development

Client

Artspace Development Corporation

Architect

David Baker + Partners

Landscape Architect

Miller Company Landscape Architects

Structural Engineer

Peter Culley + Associates

General Contractor

Devcon Contractors

Photographer

Tom Rider

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