San Mateo County

Firm: TSH International

Client: Not Provided
City: San Francisco
Website: http://www.tshinternational.com/

Armstrong Place

Located in San Francisco's Bayview District, this affordable family townhouse community is part of a trend of transit-oriented development along Third Street, and lies just a block from a stop of the new Muni Third Street Light Rail. The freestanding row of duplex townhomes is located in the triangular piece of the site facing the railroad and Mendel, a new street built as part of the project.

The project consists of a row of five duplex townhomes (10-homes) on a 12,115 s.f. (0.28 acre) urban infill lot.
The homes are approximately 1,650 square feet for the 2-bedroom + den townhome and 2,200 square feet for
the 4-bedroom + den townhome. All homes have, 2-1/2 baths, and 1-car garage.

Major challenges of this project were:
• Design an attractive single-family townhome within the affordable guidelines of the San Francisco
Redevelopment Agency
• creation a strong street identity and presence
• density of 10-townhomes for the project's economic viability.

The exterior design has a strongly articulated facade accentuated by the varied colors and strong angular building forms and dynamic window configurations. Additionally, different width cementitous horizontal siding is used to further delineate the different facade planes.

The street presence is celebrated with the vibrant colors of the horizontal deck screens and garage doors with translucent glass panels.

The project takes advantage of the triangular site by using the angular corners to provide additional bedroom and living areas on the two units at each end.