Bayview Hill Gardens

San Francisco CA | Completed 

2013

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Exterior view of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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Bruce Damonte
Previously the site of a derelict motel, Bayview Hill Gardens upgrades the corner with sustainable, supportive homes for unhoused families and youth aging out of foster care.

The new community brings refreshed vibrancy and increased safety to a developing part of the Bayview neighborhood. Broken into discrete volumes to reflect the surrounding residential fabric, the five-story building steps down a steep slope. The ground level features social-services offices, a resident lounge linked to the laundry room and computer lab, and a community room that opens onto a sheltered central courtyard, creating a flexible indoor-outdoor space used for community events and the on-site after-school program.

Designed with Rebar Group, the courtyard features an outdoor dining and playground area surrounded by an “edible landscape”—an 8,500-sft urban garden with fruit trees, vines, and raised planting beds that allow residents to grow their own food.

DBA_Inside designed the Bayview Hill Gardens interiors, see more here. 


Project Details

Project Number
20709

Address

San Francisco, CA
United States


Bayview Hill Gardens
https://www.dbarchitect.com/BayviewHillGardens

Status
Completed
2013

Number of Units
Studio
17
1 Bedroom
24
2 Bedroom
24
3 Bedroom
8

Total 73

Density Ratios
Project
85,482 sf
Site
26,337 sf
Acres
0.60
Units per Acre
121

Certifications
GreenPoint Rated Platinum

Recognition

Awards
AIA Housing Award
American Institute of Architects
Real Estate Deal of the Year—Affordable Residential (San Francisco)
San Francisco Business Times

Team

Owner
Providence Foundation
Nonprofit Housing Developer
Mercy Housing California
Development Consultant
MSPD
Architect
David Baker Architects
Landscape Architect
Interstice Architects
Community Garden Designer
Rebar Group
Garden Program
Urban Sprouts
Structural Engineer
OLMM Consulting Engineers
Electrical Engineer
FW Associates
Lighting Designer
WSP-Flack+Kurtz
Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer
Raymond Brooks Engineering
Contractor
Cahill Contractors
Social Services Provider
Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement

Keywords

Affordable

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Exterior view of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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Exterior view of entrance to Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Exterior view of the entrance to Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Exterior entrance at dusk at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Window decal at the entrance of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Entrance to Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Entrance to Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Detail of the entry screen at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Detail of exterior of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Children sitting in front of the entrance to Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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Looking into the lobby at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Entry lobby inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Reception desk at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident mailboxes inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Social services office inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Social services lobby inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Office suite inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Conference room inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Computer lab inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community lounge inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community lounge inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community room at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community room at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community center inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Looking out into the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard and community garden at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Bird's-eye view of the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Bird's-eye view of the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Man watering the community garden at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident holding a shovel in the courtyard of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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View of the courtyard from above at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident standing in the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident standing in the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Looking out to the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Looking down at the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Lounge by the elevator inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Lounge by the elevator inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Lounge by the elevator Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Lounge by the elevator inside Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Residential unit entry at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident holding her graduation photos in front of her door at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Living room inside a unit at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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Bedroom inside a unit at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident sitting in her room at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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Resident and child at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Resident in his room at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Aerial view of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Detail of the entry screen at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Detail of entrance overhang at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Exterior view of the balconies at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Courtyard at dusk at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Window decal at the entrance of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Window decal at the entrance of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Window decal at the entrance of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community lounge table for Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Community lounge table for Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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Exterior rendering of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Exterior rendering of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Sketch of the courtyard at Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Aerial rendering of Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Ground level site plan for Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Second level site plan for Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
Site plan for Bayview Hill Gardens in San Francisco, Ca.
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