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on June 13, 2019

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David Baker Architects

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 .

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 pr...

LifeWorks NW | Beech Street Apartments

LifeWorks NW | Beech Street Apartments is a mixed-use development in Northeast Portland that provides permanent family housing and supportive services for women recovering from addiction. A collaboration between Home Forward, Portland’s public-housing authority, and LifeWorks NW, a mental health and addiction nonprofit, the two-wing project provides space for both short-term treatment and long-term recovery. Architecture by Holst .

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