Art Ark Affordable Housing, Apartments
San Jose, California

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The grand opening featured an Aztec dance performance.

A Shaolin monk flying high at the grand opening.

Aerial view. Image: Bernard Andre.

The Art Ark in San Jose is made up of 148 affordable rental artist units in two distinct neighborhoods: the Factory and the Cottages. A performance plaza joins these two districts.

Common house with courtyard. Image: Bernard Andre.

The loft units in the factory are organized around three courtyards. Image: Bernard Andre.

Resident artist Pernilla Anderson at grand opening.

Factory elevation at corner of South 5th Street + Keyes Blvd. Image: Bernard Andre.

The Factory building is designed to reflect the warehouse context adjacent to the site. The ground level studio units open onto 3 small art courts which provide open space for artists to display their work.

Gathering space in common house. Image: Bernard Andre.

The "cottages" are accessed from open air circulation around a courtyard.

The Cottages building references the single family bungalows located on South Sixth Street. Gabled roof forms, private balconies, and porches linked to walk-up stoops, mimic the homes across the street from the development. An art gallery faces Keyes Boulevard and a commons house/gallery space faces a new city park at the rear.

project details

Client

The Core Companies

Architect

David Baker + Partners

Landscape Architect

Gregory Lewis

Structural Engineer

Hoogerwerf Engineering

Electrical Engineer

MDE Electric Co.

Mechanical Engineer

WKW Mechanical Contractors

Civil Engineer

Giuliani + Kull

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project data
Art Ark
 20204
1058 S. 5th Street + 1035-55 S. 6th Street  
San Jose, California
Completed January 2007
number of units
studio 133
2 bedroom 15
total 148
density ratios
project sf 171,779
site sf 94,046
acres 2.2
total bedrooms 163
bedrooms/acre 75
units/acre 67
parking
total 173
spaces/unit 1.17
type  surface