https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1267-paulett-taggart-architects en-us 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.

]]> 1410-hunters-view-redevelopment-paulett-taggart-architects.asp Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7324-hunters-view-redevelopment Hunters View Redevelopment A cheerful orange wall highlights mailboxes and laundry facilities, accessed via the shared outdoor space.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment The development was redesigned with streets aligned to create view corridors to downtown.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment From the street, the buildings read as individual townhouses.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment To break up the massing, the architects designed a series of volumes with differing heights. Metal awnings over doors and windows punctuate them as “eyes on the street”. To reconnect the development with the city, the busy Fairfax Avenue, which had come to a T-stop at the edge, was redesigned as a throughway.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment Modest finishes, such as gypsum-board walls and ceilings and vinyl-plank floors, distinguish the airy units from market-rate housing.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment Modest finishes, such as gypsum-board walls and ceilings and vinyl-plank floors, distinguish the airy units from market-rate housing.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment Outside, the buildings are clad in durable fiberboard siding and panels. A long wheelchair-accessible ramp is integrated into the courtyard’s landscape.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Hunters View Redevelopment Image courtesy Paulett Taggart Architects Hunters View Redevelopment Image courtesy Paulett Taggart Architects Hunters View Redevelopment Image courtesy Paulett Taggart Architects Hunters View Redevelopment Image courtesy Paulett Taggart Architects Hunters View Redevelopment Image courtesy Paulett Taggart Architects The Sava Pool, designed for both recreational and competitive functions, is situated at the southern end of a public park between a vehicular thoroughfare and a residential neighborhood.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12134 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12134-sava-pool-in-san-francisco Photo © Tim Griffith Photography Photo © Tim Griffith Photography Photo © Tim Griffith Photography Image courtesy Mark Cavagnero Associates