This quarter acre site on the Oakland Emeryville border reflects the clients’ vision to create “Affordable By Design” housing, of multiple residential suites within a housing unit.  By designing 4 or 5 residential suites in a house like structure, the housing module more easily fits into the less dense residential neighborhoods. These modules are also designed with efficient circulation and qualifies to be built as a Type V-B building; all costs saving considerations.

Arthaus Yerba Buena site straddles Emeryville and Oakland and was only built on the Oakland property.  The site is a transition from the single-family residences in Oakland and the larger multi-unit projects next door in Emeryville. There are 10 units with 2 typical modules that are assembled to create internal pedestrian “streets” with the parking tucked to the side. The shed roof forms bridge the larger more industrial scale of Emeryville to the residential scale in Oakland.  The exterior materials of horizontal boards and stucco alternate, to create a smaller scale and detailed to highlight their residential quality and entry off the street.