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David Baker Architects

on June 07, 2019

David Baker Architects is an architecture firm located in San Francisco and Oakland with a large affordable housing portfolio. Link to their featured Affordable projects.

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Dortheavej Residence

The Dortheavej Residence is an affordable housing development in Copenhagen, design by Bjarke Ingels Group , composed of prefabricated modules stacked on top of one another. Excerpts from Arch Daily : BIG designed the five-storey building for Danish non-profit housing association Lejerbo, a company whose vision was developed by urban designer Jan Gehl. It creates 66 new homes for low-income residents ranging between 60 to 115 square metres in area. Each one has 3.5-metre-high ceilings, full-height windows and south-facing balconies. The building takes the form of a "winding wall", designed by the architects to resemble a chequerboard. The southern side of the apartments are fronted with floor-to-ceiling glazing and alternating balconies, while the northern facade is designed to look like a pattern of solid and void. The curve of the building creates a natural entrance plaza facing the street. At its base, a trio of large openings – each the size of one prefab modu

Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors.

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