Mixed-use project tackles San Francisco neighborhood criticism
by arslan_ahmed | April 11, 2023 10:30 am
A mixed-use development, 1180 Fourth Street, uses design to fight the criticism levied against its new Mission Bay south neighborhood—stating it lacks social heterogeneity, charm, and character prevalent in the rest of San Francisco.
Located on the intersection of Fourth and Channel Streets, the resulting architecture contextualizes three facades of the development to the different street environments and lets the street world into the interior of the project.
The development houses 150 low income, and formerly homeless individuals and families, currently including 261 children. It brings a diverse range of age, race, and income to the new district. Restaurant and retail space totaling 929 m2 (10,000 sf) also anchor the Fourth Street retail spine of the new neighborhood.
The 20,067-m2 (216,000-sf) project, spanning an entire block within the city, features a multi-level courtyard in middle of the development. This courtyard is designed to offer various tenant services, such as daycare, community gardens, and common spaces. In addition, there is a large community room with a kitchen located on Channel Street that serves both the project and the surrounding community.
The project’s common amenities, including exercise and study rooms, urban farming plots, sociable laundry facilities, barbecues, and play fields, promote fitness, nutrition, education, and community life, and have a transformative effect on the tenants.
The corridors and lobbies are filled with natural light and offer stunning views of the city. Inside and out, there are multiple paths, nooks, and overlooks for children and parents to discover and enjoy.
The project team comprises the following:
Associate design architect, Kennerly Architecture & Planning; executive architect, Mithun/Solomon (originated WRT/Solomon E.T.C.); associate architect, Full Circle Architecture; developer, Mercy Housing California; contractor, James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corp.; landscape designer, GLS Landscape Architecture; civil engineer, Urban Design Consulting Engineers, structural engineer, Tipping Mar and Associates and Bello & Associates; MEP engineer, Ajmani & Pamidi Inc.; lighting designer, Horton Lees Brodgen Lighting Design; acoustical engineer: Mei Wu Associates; and waterproofing consultant, Gale Associates.
Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/mixed-use-project-tackles-san-francisco-neighborhood-criticism/