residential
Ballena Bay
Alameda, California
Ballena Bay Townhouses are part of a total development of waterfront townhouses, condominium townhouses and apartments. FFA introduced the “platform building” to mass housing in the Western United States in this development, where townhouses are set above a concrete garage.



Acres: 50
Units: 800
Units/acre: 16
Type: Wood frame over concrete podium parking
 

Awards:
• AIA/House and Home Magazine Honorable Mention Award. (Townhouses), 1970
• AIA/House and Home Magazine Honorable Mention Award. (Complex), 1970
• AIA/Sunset Magazine Citation Award, 1971
• AIA/House and Home Magazine Merit Award. (Condominiums), 1972
• AIA Bay Area Chapter Citation Award (Condominiums), 1974
• Sunset Magazine Cover, October 1972