2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Courtesy David Baker + Partners
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Courtesy David Baker + Partners
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Courtesy David Baker + Partners
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Courtesy David Baker + Partners
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Courtesy David Baker + Partners
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Bruce Damonte
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San…
2013 RADA / Affordable Housing / Merit Award: Fillmore Park, San Francisco / David Baker + Partners
Fillmore Park, San Francisco David Baker + Partners San Francisco
The judges admired the social nature of this 32-unit affordable housing community in San Francisco. “It looks wonderful to walk through these spaces to your unit and say hello to everyone,” one juror said. Architecture firm David Baker + Partners designed the project for first-time home buyers with an income of 70 to 100 percent of the local median family income.
The firm placed the project’s flats and townhouses around a main courtyard, enabling outdoor circulation and cross-ventilation for every unit. “It’s just a modest project, which we tried to make really nice,” says principal David Baker, FAIA, LEED AP. Crisp metal trim outlines the fiber-cement siding that clads the exterior walls, while touches of copper and ipe add depth and texture to prominent spots such as the main entry and a corner bay. The common areas, too, show creativity and flair: landscape architect David Fletcher modeled the courtyard’s curvy planter after the shape of Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang and Jaguar guitars.
Design lead: David Baker, FAIA, LEED AP Principal in charge: Peter MacKenzie, AIA Project architect: Ian Dunn, AIA, LEED AP Interior designer: David Baker + Partners Landscape architect: David Fletcher, Fletcher Studio, San Francisco General contractor: Dewitt Brock, Cahill Contractors, San Francisco Developer: Michael Simmons, Michael Simmons Property Development, San Francisco Lighting designer: Angela McDonald, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, San Francisco Project size: 640 to 1,200 square feet per unit Site size: 0.6 acre Construction cost: $336 per square foot Sales price: $185,000 to $335,000 Units: 32 Photographer: Bruce Damonte
