The project is prominently located at one of the main entrances into Mission Bay, a new San Francisco neighborhood created from a former rail yard. An assisted-living level of care is created by the residence-with-services partnership of the housing developer and day care provider. The Day Health Center offers meals, medical care, and social activities. Large roof gardens create protected exterior space. The apartments have open plans to meet mobility needs; living and sleeping rooms are separated by translucent sliding screens – rather than doors – for privacy with natural light. Sustainable strategies include: photovoltaic panels; plumbing for reclaimed water use; sunshades, arcades, and low-e glazing for sun control; window heads at the ceiling in the majority of public rooms to maximize interior daylight and create a feeling of spaciousness rare in affordable housing; and durable, low-maintenance, low- or no-VOC, recycled-content interior materials in a vivid palette. In order to give the project the greatest longevity, it has been designed to meet Assisted Living Facility building code requirements; should there be demand for a higher level of care, the infrastructure is already in place.
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