Urbanism
We love cities and strive to help make them successful.
Housing for all
Sensory experience
Architecture is felt by the skin, nose, and ears as well as the eyes.
Sarina Bowen Kennerly
Principal
These 11 Buildings tell the story of 21st Century San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Owen Kennerly
Principal
The cobbler’s children wear shoes….eventually…
The Light Box is a laboratory for light: an exploration of sunlight (direct, diffused, and refracted), seasonality, shadows, and artificial lighting. We turned an 1,100 sf 2BR/2Bath house into an efficient 1,800 sf home for a family of 5. Thanks to our friends Adrian Burns, Supreme Glass, Strandberg Engineering, Amber Tru Construction and others.
It took a while but it’s inspiring to live in spaces as calming and luminous as those we design for our clients.
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#lightboxhousesf
#dreamhouse #phenomenology #structuralsteel #steelandglass
#modernism #modernarchitecture #decor #archdaily #designinspo #architecturelovers
Epic concrete pour yesterday!
The team at @swinerton1888 Rubecon Builders and @cemex_usa placed 3,226 yards of concrete with 359 truckloads and 3 giant pumps for the mat-slab foundation of our Transbay Block-2 project. A logistical tour de force that started at 1:00 am Saturday morning with work progressing through torrential rain, 60 mph gusts, a tornado warning, and power outages. Totally badass.
The mat slab is 4-7-feet thick and covers 21,000 square feet. @dciengineers is the structural engineer. @langanengenv is the geotechnical engineer. When complete in 2026, the building will have 184 units of low income affordable housing for families, two retail spaces, and a childcare center.
@mercyhousing #concrete #concreteconstruction
#underconstruction #affordablehousing #housingforall #urbanarchitecture #modernarchitecture #highrisebuilding #design #texture #architecturelovers
Mock-up! Part-1
…in progress but looking good.
A chunk of the skin for our Transbay Block-2 East project. Could make a nice 4-room house on its own. This is being used to test waterproofing assemblies, confirm details and construction sequence. When complete in 2026, the building will have 184 units of low income affordable housing for families, retail and a childcare center.
@mercyhousing @swinerton1888 Willis Construction #architecturalprecast
#underconstruction #affordablehousing #housingforall #urbanarchitecture #modernarchitecture #highrisebuilding #design #texture #architecturelovers