Sacramento Street Senior Homes
Berkeley, California

Mixed-use complex comprising of 40 units of affordable senior housing above ground floor commercial space.

Careful site arrangement on a corner lot provide a neighborly entrance with a large south facing porch at the entry to the residential community while orienting commercial spaces to the busier Sacramento Street side.

Building steps down to acknowledge its residential neighbors

Gathering spaces adjacent to elevators encourage a social setting for each floor of residences and enhance the first floor community spaces.

Residential units vary in size and include studio, one, and two-bedroom apartments. Each is fully self-sufficient and each has generous windows taking advantage of near and distant views.

Project completed 2006