Propped︎︎︎
Type: Mixed-use
Location: San Francisco
Size: 5,000 SF
Year: 2023
With: Vivian Schwab
A legal, financial, and architectural framework that supports the large scale construction, financing, and distribution of low-cost, carbon forward, community-owned housing.
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Mass timber volumes clad in metal siding offer scalable solutions that meet current needs while shifting paradigms of ownership, access, and equity.
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The podium level is comprised of narrow units that are stacked and mirrored across the site to create porosity at the block scale via a passageway activated by operable panels, punched windows, light wells, and exterior stairs.
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Propped up by public and philanthropic capital; a Community Land Trust (CLT), a network of Co-Operatives (Co-op), and a Community Investment Trust (CIT) become mechanisms for wealth redistribution and the development of a sustainable, dense, and diverse community.
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© 2021
Daniel
William
Garcia
Smith
Daniel
William
Garcia
Smith