One of the more mystical aspects of design… Selecting exterior colors in San Francisco is a fascinating exercise with its wonderfully mercurial light. The vicissitudes of fog, seasons, orientation and chromatic neighbors pull colors in unexpected directions. #color #colorstudy #designprocess #architecturelovers #interiordecor #designinspo

Morning sun on Lark Landing (aka Transbay Block-2E). Construction wraps up early May and residents will start moving in shortly thereafter. Will post details of interior spaces as they develop. 17 stories with 184 new homes, retail space and a childcare center operated by @kaimingheadstart #modernarchitecture #housingforall #larklanding @mercyhousing @swinerton1888 @dciengineers @meyersplusengineers @y.a.studio #affordablehousing #urbanarchitecture #architecturelovers #highrise #mixeduse #dreamhouse #façade #underconstruction

A balmy gift to the city (especially in this harshest of winters): The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 1967. The solid feels cast around the void - a gorgeous terraced garden by #dankiley For section-junkies (pic-7) and lovers of integrated landscape & architecture… It has an amazing sense of scale, simultaneously grand and intimate. The detailing of the garden, the stone walls, the cor-ten steel structure and window walls is highly customized but feels simple and inevitable. Architect: Kevin Roche, architect @rochedinkeloo Landscape Architect: Dan Kiley Restoration landscape architect: @rjistudio Section drawing excerpted from “Manual of Section” by @ltlarchitects #fordfoundation #midcenturymodern #modernarchitecturedesign #civicarchitecture #civicspirit #midcenturylandscape #landscapelovers #corten