Endemic Architecture


WATERFRONT HOUSING

Architect:
Endemic Architecture
Status:
Unbuilt

This design proposal for multi-family housing on Treasure Island, situated between Oakland and San Francisco, builds upon the official Treasure Island Development Authority master plan with unique, climate-responsive modifications. The premium waterfront site is organized as a mosaic anchored by two apartment buildings intersected by pedestrian paths that seamlessly extend the shoreline walk inland. This dynamic infrastructural patchwork integrates micro-parks, public plazas, and multi-use facilities directly into the neighborhood fabric. The street-level experience is framed by a rhythmic perimeter colonnade of arches whose structural legs anchor a pattern of "graphic confetti" which acts as a visual layout to coordinate and organize public
programming across the ground floors. Above this active public zone, two distinct mid-rise structures aggregate a diverse array of unit sizes and configurations to deliver a total of 152 residences.

To break down the physical scale of the project, the massive footprint is fragmented by the shaded ground-level colonnade and punctuated by elegant, reflective golden slivers sliced into the upper brick facades. These narrow metallic accents catch the light from across San Francisco Bay, providing a shimmering optical effect that gives the development the appearance of a historic, clustered village rather than two singular building masses.






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