Studio 2000 Microunits
Berkeley, 2021
The project provides 82 studio apartments with parking for 40 bicycles. No automobile parking is required in the downtown zone. One commercial/cafe space at street level. Twenty percent of the units are “below market rate” affordable. The sawtooth plan allows for increased light and views of the San Francisco Bay. A rooftop gardens help to break down the eight-story mass of the building. The project is designed to be LEED gold certified.
Owner: RI Berkeley, LLC.
Trachtenberg Architects: Isaiah Stackhouse, Mauricio De la Peña,David Trachtenberg, Eric Tam, Daniel Kalani, Amy Chang.
Structural Engineer: Vertek Structural Engineers
General Contractor: West Builders, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Miller Company Landscape Architects
Photography: Ken Gutmaker