Uniform Design

and Standards:

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The housing concession initiative 

emphasizes

uniform design 

and standards

across all units 

and all building

housing concessions, 

ensuring

consistency in quality standards 

and aesthetic appeal, 

functionality,

and adaptability. 

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Neoclassical

ground-level structures 

will provide

an evolving continuity 

with the street or neighborhood

clearly adapting

architectural identity, 

while

interior layouts

will be uniform 

and standardized

to optimize quality, 

space utilization

and easily adaptive

living spaces. 

 

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Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs):

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​To enhance

energy efficiency

and sustainability,

micro

vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs ) 

will be strategically

installed at the corners

of each apartment flat.

 

These turbines

will harness wind energy

to supplement electricity

needs,

powering essential appliances

such as refrigerators and lights.

 

The integration

of American,

Spanish,

and French

micro VAWT designs

will ensure diverse options suited to the varying wind conditions of San Francisco, contributing

to a reduced carbon footprint and fostering

energy independence

among residents.

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Integration of micro Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs):

 

To promote sustainability and reduce reliance

on external energy sources,

micro VAWTs

will be installed

at strategic points on the corners

of apartment flats.

 

These turbines,

typically measuring

1 to 5 meters,

or 3-16 feet in height,

are designed

to harness wind energy

without being visually obtrusive.

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Micro VAWTs

are ideally suited

to San Francisco’s

ever-changing wind directions

compared to traditional horizontal axis

wind turbines (HAWTs).

 

Their vertical design

allows them

to capture energy

more efficiently

in environments

where wind gusts

and changes in direction are frequent,

making them

especially well-suited

for urban areas.

 

Additionally,

micro VAWTs

are more durable

in gusty conditions

and last longer than HAWTs due to their ability

to handle

whipping changes

in wind direction

with minimal wear. .

 

Each micro VAWT

can produce

between 100 watts

to several kilowatts

of electricity

depending on

wind conditions, generating

up to 1-2 kWh per day

under optimal circumstances.

 

This energy

can cover a portion

of the building’s

electricity needs,

such as powering

energy-efficient

refrigerators,

lighting,

and essential

household appliances.

 

However,

given the variability

of wind energy,

the micro VAWTs

will supplement,

rather than fully replace, grid or solar power.

 

This initiative

enhances

the project’s

commitment

to sustainable living, allowing residents

to benefit

from renewable

energy

while minimizing

their environmental footprint.

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Street Block

Arterial

Considerations:

 

The housing commissions

strategically located 

on city-owned land

and

major corridors, 

with direct access 

to public transportation. 

 

The

Vancouver-style

infrastructure

will enhance the streetscape 

with vibrant street-level activity 

and public,

intentional green spaces, 

fosteringa warm sense

of community, 

in very interconnected

neighborhoods, 

avoiding shadows 

darkening the entire street below 

by keeping towers narrow.

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Unit Types

and

Amenities:

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The housing initiatives 

will feature 

a

mix of Income types, 

including:

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Low-income

ground-level units: 

Spacious 5-bedroom,

3.5-bathroom units 

with direct

secure

street-level

entries. 

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These homes

have the exact

same layout 

and number

of bedrooms

and bathrooms 

as all other units, 

except the single

top-floor two-level

unit. 

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The ground floor units

are designed 

to accommodate

multigenerational

families, 

just like

all the rest

of the units, 

in all of

San Francisco’s

forms of family 

we’re famous

for celebrating 

as being part

of our amazing City. 

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These units

will include amenities, 

such as

dual dishwasher

hook-ups, 

providing

a practical luxury, 

(dishwasher-clean dishes), 

standard,

for all, 

up to, 

and including, 

low-income residents.

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Median-income 

and market-rate units: 

Upper-level

mixed-income

units 

in the

narrow(er)

tower

component 

of the

complexes

will offer 

the exact same

5BR 3.5BA 

standardized

layout. 

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All

units-levels, 

uniformly standard, 

shall feature

south-facing balconies 

for planter 

“potagers”

home gardens

and outdoor

first spaces,

fostering

daily connection

with nature 

and enhancing

a nice quality of life 

among

all residents.

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Except

for a

single

two-level

top unit, 

and smaller

1.5BR

1.5BA units.

 

These come

with the same

floor drains, 

room sinks

and even

same

dual dishwasher

hookups. 

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The 1.5BR units

are on

the first level 

roof-terrace, 

of the tower’s

wide-base.

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The roof-terrace, 

serves

as shared

garden-level

pied à terres, 

2.5 floors

above

the street level

base, 

and its terrace

replaces

the balconies

of all the other

uniform 5BR units. 

 

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Secure stairs

serve as

primary access, 

elevator use, 

purposefully secondary, 

obviously

the top floor

accessed

by elevator, 

stairs

as secondary access. 

 

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