Crescent Cove Affordable Housing, Apartments, Townhouses
San Francisco, California

From our Solar System to our nervous systems- 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 

This new 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.

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.

awards

Builder's Choice Grand Award: Affordable Housing
Builder's Magazine

publications

Making Less Space for Cars, More Space for People

project details

Client

The 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

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