Sunshine State of Mind: A low-income housing project brings together seniors and families in a residential development designed to respect its neighbors and accommodate the sub-tropical climate.
A low-income housing project brings together seniors and families in a residential development designed to respect its neighbors and accommodate the sub-tropical climate.
The reimagining of two city blocks is helping to shape a new identity for one of San Francisco's bleakest neighborhoods. Mention “the projects” to San Francisco residents and they are likely to think of long rows of low-rise apartment buildings, painted pink and other pastel hues, terraced along the hills on the southern edge of the city.
Where a garage once stood, the Sugar Hill Development rises like a charcoal escarpment interrupting the steep descent of busy 155th Street from the rocky spine of New York's upper Manhattan.
Social Network: A trio of young architects enlivens a housing block for seniors by cleverly manipulating its facades and creating a series of community spaces.
Mission Statement: A Lutheran congregation in a rapidly developing part of the city revamps its campus to include affordable housing and an inviting corner chapel.
Model Home: In response to a growing need, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and a Bay Area nonprofit developed a residential community for adults with autism.
Although large population trends, such as the skyrocketing number of seniors in the United States, grab a lot of attention, the nation is also on the cusp of a smaller demographic boom.
Situated on a 4.5-acre plot, the 85,000-square-foot 57-unit affordable housing complex was commissioned by the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, a nonprofit, low-income housing developer in southern California.
Out of the Box: The Modules, a student housing development by Interface Studio Architects, flaunts its construction method as it makes a case for well-designed prefab.
The Modules want you to know how they were built. A privately owned student apartment building a few blocks from Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia, the project touts its prefabricated construction in its branding.
Housing Fit for 007: Architect-developer Jonathan Segal named his 29-unit apartment building 'The Q,' after James Bond's resident gadgeteer. The tricks used here, though, are subtler than a shoe dagger.
When architect-developer Jonathan Segal named one of his recent buildings “The Q,” he says he was looking for “the cool factor, the debonair suaveness” of James Bond.