Student Housing 

Student Group Housing Social Expander

With the goal of maximizing social and cultural density for a site adjacent to the California College of the Arts San Francisco campus, this project proposes the creation of a social expander.

Cultural Density

This project is composed of 13 Group Houses with Resident Assistant Suites for each Group House, 2 Visiting Faculty Studios, and a Director’s Residence, for a total of 597 beds. 

Maximized Connectivity

While the Group Houses have their own shared living, kitchen, and dining spaces, interconnectedness between Group Houses is also maximized. A high-performance envelope explores variations in porosity to connect these residences to the larger campus community and the city of San Francisco.

LOCATION:

San Francisco, CA


CLIENT:

California College of the Arts


DATE:

2015

SITE SF: 
32,490

SITE ACRES:
0.746

BUILDING SF:
158,318
 GROUP HOUSES:
13

BEDS:
597

BEDS/ACRE:
800