This affordable mixed-use building fills the western portion of Block 7—on Fourth Street between China Basin and Mission Bay Boulevard North—within the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Area of San Francisco.
The large building steps down from four stories at the west side of the block to three stories toward the east. The massing is broken into discrete volumes to create a varied, interesting, and accessible street edge.
The design incorporates a series of complementary sustainable strategies—such as energy efficiency, domestic solar hot-water panels, and drought-tolerant landscaping—to achieve a high GreenPoint Rating.
Five88 won the 2018 AIA/HUD Secretary's Housing and Community Design Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing Design and a 2018 AIASF Architecture Merit Award + Social Responsibility Commendation. (David Baker Architects)