mixed-use
residential
Golden Gateway Commons
San Francisco, California
FFA pioneered the first urban mixed-use low rise development in North America, creating an intimate scale and greenery on three blocks in the heart of San Francisco. The project uses the podium configuration, setting the condominiums on top of two floors of commercial office/parking space. The blocks and scale are similar to Barcelona.



Area: 3 city blocks
Units: 155 condominium
Commercial/
Office:
250,000 sq. ft.
Parking: 540 in podium garage
Type: Light steel frame over concrete garage
 

• AIA/Housing Magazine Award of Merit, 1981
• Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Merit Award, 1981
• Builder’s Choice Grand Award, 1982
• AIA San Francisco Chapter Honor Award, 1987
• AIA California Council Merit Award, 1988
• California Builder Magazine Cover, 1981