Built in the heart of San Francisco's Hayes Valley, 400 Grove is a new mixed-use development designed by locally based Fougeron Architecture. At the corner of Grove and Gough streets, the project site opened up after the removal of the Central Freeway in 2003 to reconnect Hayes Valley with other neighborhoods.
When Fougeron started developing the project in 2013 for client/developer DM Development and DDG Partners, the architects focused on creating a space that provides a sense of residency and blends into the urban site. The project was completed in 2016.
Based on the central mews typology, the building's angled, faceted exterior features wood dowels that echo San Francisco's traditional bay windows. Each of the 34 units are angled in a way to maximize views of the surrounding Hayes Valley neighborhood.
Most of the residences — which range from studios to one-bedroom and two-bedroom units — has light coming in from two sides and individual expressions from the street. The building comprises an outdoor landscaped common area that is accessible only to pedestrians and bicycles, and it also includes 2,070 square feet of commercial space.
As for sustainability, the central courtyard requires minimal irrigation as rainwater flows through planters instead of landing in a storm drain. Every unit is also equipped with reclaimed wood flooring, double-aspect windows to reduce electrical lighting and winter heating, Energy Star appliances, and low VOC finishes.
Since its completion, 400 Grove has garnered recognition over the last year in award competitions like the 2016 American Architecture Prize, the 2017 American Architects Building of the Week, and the 2017 AIA California Council Design Award, to name a few.
Check out more project photos below, or revisit Fougeron's Fall House in Big Sur.
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