This project consists of 116 senior assisted-living and 49 memory care apartment units occupying the five upper floors above a ground floor level that houses parking, shared amenity spaces and four affordable apartment units with separate entrances. The facades feature large windows to create a feeling of openness and natural lighting, while the ground level is mostly transparent facing the important corridor of West San Carlos Street. The elevation along the residential Gifford Avenue is composed as distinct vertical masses to break down the scale of the project. The design focuses on establishing a high-quality experience for both visitors and residents, with a variety of outdoor spaces, including a roof patio that takes advantage of the view of Downtown San Jose and the eastern foothills beyond. Other courtyard and decks are provided on most floors to enable residents a connection to nature and the outdoors. The building’s structural frame is poured-in-place concrete (Type IA), with all-electric systems except for the commercial kitchen. It is designed to earn at a LEED-Silver certification.
The Apollo project is the development of a 406-unit, mixed-use tower to serve as the western entrance of San Jose’s vibrant downtown. Currently in the design phase, this project is undergoing programming and entitlement. Located adjacent to Google’s Downtown West project, the Apollo building is going to be a 16-story tower at 32 Stockton Avenue in San Jose. It incorporates eco friendly cross-laminated timber and at ground level, the project’s pedestrian pathways will entice with approximately 6,500 square feet of commercial retail.
As the first ‘Tall Timber’ project in the Bay Area designed under the 2022 California Building Code that allows taller structures using Cross-laminated Timber (CLT), Madera Apartments breaks many new grounds in mid-rise housing construction. The project consists of 8 stories, with seven stories of CLT (Type IV-C) over 1 story of concrete construction (Type I-A). To avoid expensive under or above ground parking and the loss of real estate due to vehicular ramps, semi-automatic parking puzzle lifts are provided. To activate the building for passers-by, the design places a co-working space along with the residential lobby with storefront windows facing the important West San Carlos Street corridor. Apartments are designed for a shared living arrangement, with a bedroom-bathroom parity to maximize leasing viability. Some units have exterior balconies facing the streets or the interior courtyard. A city view deck is provided on the top floor, with view of Downtown San Jose and the foothills beyond. Wood is present throughout to celebrate the innovative use of timber in the project, such as the exposed surface of CLT panels as ceiling finish in the apartment units.
This building, formerly the W. Prussia Building, is a historical landmark in downtown San Jose. It was designed in the 1920s by a then-prominent local architect named W.H. Weeks of the firm Weeks & Day. The office space used to be carved up into 18 studio apartments, with low ceilings and a maze-like network of hallways. Our adaptive reuse project was completed from the ground up, with our headquarters sitting on the top floor, additional office space on the second floor, and the SoFA Market on the first floor.
Community, sustainability, and transformation are our firm’s core values, and our headquarters express these perfectly. We are able to play an active role in reviving this vibrant community.
This building, formerly the West Prussia Building, is a historical landmark in downtown San Jose. It was designed in the 1920s by a then-prominent local architect named W.H. Weeks of the firm Weeks & Day. The office space used to be carved up into 18 studio apartments, with low ceilings and a maze-like network of hallways. Our adaptive reuse project was completed from the ground up, with an office space sitting on the top floor, additional office space on the second floor, and the SoFA Market on the first floor.