Pyatok Architects Summary of Qualifications

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PYATOK ARCHITECTS

Pyatok Architects works to foster the development of vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive communities through sensitive architecture and urban design, rigorous research and education, exemplary service and technical innovation, and effective advocacy.

Pyatok Architects (PA) was founded 29 years ago to serve the non-profit affordable housing sector throughout

the Bay Area. Drawing upon our housing experience, we expanded to include market rate, senior housing,

student housing, and mixed-use developments in regions throughout California, Washington, Oregon,

Arizona and Hawaii. Today, PA has designed roughly 35,000 dwelling units in scores of developments.

Our practice has evolved to helping various communities and organizations build higher density urban

environments that are both more sustainable and equitable.

Our practice does not focus on the development of design formulas. For us, great design is rooted in providing

quality service that drives the outcomes of the final design. PA performs careful research to uncover the unique

needs of the community being served, and organizes a process that engages our clients and community in

a participatory, people-centered effort customized to the context of the target population. This means that

before we introduce anything new we determine what really matters the most to all stakeholders. Our firm

is well known and respected for its service and responsiveness.

PA is experienced in the full range of services from earliest stages of testing a project’s feasibility, to leading

a full community process, coordinating with regulatory agencies, executing construction documents and

specifications, and performing construction administration. For decades, developers and institutions have

repeatedly chosen the firm to design and develop a wide variety of programmatically diverse housing types

on challenging infill sites and in neighborhoods sensitive to new projects. While notably attracting many

local and national design awards, our projects have always been built to conform to the critical demands of

program, schedule and budget.

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Joining forces with Avalon Bay Communities and associate architects Owen Kennerly and Jon Worden

Architects, Pyatok led an intensive community design process to shape a high-profile mixed-use building

on Parcel P—the largest of the former freeway sites. Drawing upon both historic neighborhood patterns

and contemporary design the team developed a distinct character for each of the four street frontages on

Octavia Boulevard, Oak Street, Laguna Street and Hickory Street, with stoops and ground floor entries

located every 25 feet.

HAYES VALLEY PARCEL P, SAN FRANCISCO, CAAvalon Bay Communities

The removal of the Central Freeway following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake stimulated a dramatic re-birth of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood. Octavia Boulevard was re-created as a tree lined multi-purpose main street lined with prominent building sites, setting the stage for re-construction of the human-scale urban form disrupted 60 years ago.

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The Octavia Building presents a bold boulevard-shaping façade

This new neighborhood within a neighborhood is linked together by a mid-block open space network consisting

of 3 terrace courtyards with adjoining two-story passages, and a dramatice 2-story main entry ‘Portal’ serving as a

front porch for neighbors and visitors along Octavia Boulevard. The restored urban facbric includes a new ‘living

alley’ on Hickory Street with extensive landscaping, seating, and bioswales to create an intimate pedestrian and

bicycle route in Hayes Valley and an outdoor amenity for Parcel P.

Hickory Street becomes an intimate row of carriage houses that reinforce the intimacy and informality of the alleyways

Laguna Street is conceived as a neighborhood corner building with a strong link with the historic urban pattern

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Oak is developed as terraced Row Houses with stoops, bays and individual entrances

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OPERA WAREHOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO, CAAvalon Bay Communities

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Situated between the Eastern Waterfront and Potrero Hill, Dogpatch maintains the character of working-class, mixed-use neighborhood with 19th century worker cottages side by side larger commercial and industrial uses. The 700’ Opera Warehouse site presents opportunities to expand this family-friendly enclave by replacing this industrial building with street orient urban housing creating an active neighborhood edge and an enhanced buffer along the raised 280 Freeway.

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Pyatok and associate architects Mithun Solomon and Owen Kennerly, are working closely with Avalon Bay

Communities, Build Inc., and the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association to replace this industrial frontage

with a new community of 330 units including one, two and three bedrooms. The conceptual plan includes

multiple entries, common uses and front stoops to achieve an interactive street frontage consistent with

Dogpatch’s neighborly and intimate character. Conforming to this neighborhood’s tradition of eclectic

building form, this project is divided into three building elements each designed by separate architects.

Each building will have dedicated Class A bike storage linked to the Class III bike route on Indiana Street.

The design team is investigating the re-use of building elements from the existing warehouse. A historical

exhibit of Opera Warehouse will be featured upon completion.

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ESPRIT PARK

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OPEN SPACES AND VIEWS FROM THE STREET

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MIDTOWN PARK APARTMENTS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAMercy Housing CA

Pyatok and associate architect YA studios, are working with Mercy Housing and the Mayor’s Office of

Housing to develop a much needed renovation plan that will upgrade existing homes plus add 60 new

affordable homes to better meet the needs of the intergenerational community. Carefully orchestrated

phasing will allow residents to return to the community after the renovation is complete, avoiding a

repeat of the community displacement that occurred 50 years ago. The renovation plan will include

upgrades to 4 existing buildings. The two new street-oriented buildings will be constructed along Geary

Blvd., set close to the street edge to restore lively connections to this busy thoroughfare. New community

gathering spaces which open to the street and central courtyard. The central courtyard will become

an outdoor haven for all ages; with terraces, raised planters, play areas and strolling gardens creating a

mid-block oasis for this intergenerational community.

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Designed by SOM Architects and constructed in 1964 as part of the Western Addition Urban Renewal, Midtown Park replaced a block of dense 19th century residential buildings with international-style buildings organized around a large shared courtyard. 50 years later, Midtown Park has become a well-established intergenerational community including households who were part of the Western Additional neighborhood long before urban renewal.

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NUpper terrace with raised planting beds & outdoor gathering areas

Outdoor terrace with BBQ & play areas

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Central lawn with walking circuit, bioswales & large existing trees

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VISITATION VALLEY MASTER PLAN UPDATE, SAN FRANCISCO, CAUniversal Paragon

Working closely with all three entities, Pyatok Architects and GLS Landscape reorganized the original

Design for Development Plan to allow for a 25% increase to the number of new residential units while

preserving the rich open space network and the community design principles originally established in the

original Design for Development. The master plan efforts have included block by block feasibility studies

for each parcel and conceptual plans for first phase of development, including an anchor retailer and 200

new rental units. In addition, Pyatok is working closely with the Planning Department to refine and update

development standards to fit the development model that best fit site conditions and neighborhood goals.

In 2009, Universal Paragon Corporation, the San Francisco Planning Department, and the Visitation Valley Neighborhood together completed an award winning master plan for the 15 acre Schlage Lock Manufacturing site; the culmination of almost 10 years of community planning effort. The demise of Redevelopment in 2011 created a gap in the financing for neighborhood infrastructure. In response, the developer, city and community returned to the drawing board to make adjustments to the master plan to ensure that development would be remain viable.

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New Mixed-Use Development

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Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock - Concept StudiesMay 18, 2013

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AVALON OCEAN AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CAAvalon Bay Communities

This project also included close collaboration with the San Francisco Planning Department to develop

a design that sets a new standard for the inclusion of a full service grocery store in the mixed use

development. The program includes a new urban plaza at Brighton Avenue that will provide a focal

point for a grocery, café and other street front retail space. 173 new rental units including studio, one

and two bedroom units are organized around two central courtyards which provide outdoor space

sheltered from the prevailing winds.

• Delivered on expedited schedule for Owner/Builder

• Successfully negotiated design with three separate community groups

• LEED Gold

Market Rate + Retail173 Units (1-2-BDRS)

26,000 SF Whole Foods1.8 Acres

The Ocean Avenue mixed-use project fulfills the community vision of a full-service grocery and community gathering place immediately adjacent to City College. Bordering Westwood Park neighborhood to the north and the Ingleside Neighborhood to the south this site at the top of Ocean Avenue was identified in the Balboa Park Station Area Plan as the linchpin in the revitalization of upper Ocean Avenue. Pyatok Architects and the Avalon Bay team led multiple meetings with both community groups, as well as with local business owners of the Ocean Avenue Collaborative, to craft a design that transforms this underutilized site.

MARKET RATE RENTALgold nugget award of merit for best mixed use development

“Exciting, enticing: housing that fits in” John King, SF Chronicle

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The project is carefully planned to maximize the potential of the compact 22,000 square foot lot. A

tall first floor podium accommodates street front loft units and double height parking stackers behind.

Above the podium are four tall stories of flats constructed with a Conxtech steel moment frame system

with panelize infill metal stud framing. The combination of all steel and concrete structure and durable

commercial grade exterior materials results in an exceptionally high quality condomimum building.

Consistent with character of Old Oakland, 901 Jefferson provides an continuous active street frontage

along Jefferson Street with individual recessed entries for each street front loft unit and a high ceiling

commercial space at the corner of 9th and Jefferson Street.

One of the first truly contemporary buildings in the historic Old Oakland Neighborhood, 901 Jefferson reinterprets the traditional Victorian era style of tall ground floor and projecting vertical bays in a contemporary palette of ribbed metal siding, large windows and deep projecting sunscreens. Reinforcing this neighborhood character, the building steps down opposite Lafayette Square park, providing a transition from the downtown commercial district to the residential scale of the neighborhood to the west.

CONDOMINIUMSgold nugget award of merit for best workforce housing

901 JEFFERSON STREET, OAKLAND, CAJefferson Housing Inc. (AF Evans)

Workforce Housing Corner Retail

73 Units (Lofts, 1-2-BDRS)83,000 SF

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On Martin Luther King Junior Way the building presents a formal public façade addressing the future

office development proposed immediately opposite. On the 11th and 12th Streets the massing steps

down to reflect the intricacy and rhythm of the neighboring historic Victorian houses and resolves

into a series of “large houses” facing the Pardee Home. At the ground level, live/work lofts with street

entries front Martin Luther King Jr. Way. A café and outdoor terrace provide a common living room

for the residents and a public amenity catty-corner from the redeveloped Lafayette Square Park. The

economy of wood frame construction is maximized by pushing the building to four stories in height

with an intermediate mezzanine level.

Landmark Place is one of four downtown pilot projects initiated by the City to attract middle income residents back to downtown Oakland and to demonstrate the “elegant density” promoted by Mayor Jerry Brown. Located on a site immediately adjacent to Preservation Park and the Pardee Home, and across Martin Luther King Jr. Way from a future office tower and public plaza, The project straddles the transition between the residential scale of West Oakland and the rapidly growing downtown.

CONDOMINIUMSgold nugget award of merit for best workforce housing

LANDMARK PLACE, OAKLAND, CASignature Properties, Inc.

Condominiums92 Units

82,000 SF

CONDOMINIUMS

FOX COURTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OAKLAND, CAResources for Community Development

Pyatok Architects teamed with Resources for Community Development and J.H. Fitzmaurice to respond

to a competition sponsored by the Oakland Redevelopment Agency. The design brings together families

and singles in eighty apartments with supportive services including childcare and a special emphasis on

the arts. These mixed-use functions are located along 19th Street facing the newly created park and open

onto a new pedestrian mews with a gallery/retail space. The remainder of the mews and 18th Street

are lined with two-story townhouse units, each with a separate raised-entry stoop. Fox Courts provides

cross ventilation in all family units, solar-supported electrical systems and hot-water sourced radiant

heating and uses a substantial percentage of recycled and recyclable building materials achieving a 143

GreenPoint Rating.

Family Housing Mixed Use

80 Units (Lofts, 1-2-BDRMS,

Stacked Towhnomes)

134,424 SF

Fox Courts is the result of community-based affordable housing advocacy that arose in response to Mayor Brown’s “10K Units in Downtown Oakland” Program. This redevelopment plan was initially proposed without provision for affordable housing. Due to overwhelming community activism led by East Bay Housing Organizations, a 0.9-acre parcel adjacent the historic Fox Theatre was reserved for subsidized, family housing and mixed-use development.

AFFORDABLE HOUSINGacterra award for sustainable development, green communities award

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HARRISON STREET SENIOR AFFORDABLE, OAKLAND, CAChristian Church Homes & Oakland Housing Authority

Harrison Senior Apartments is located in downtown Oakland on the site of a former service station

and near a variety of transportation options, including several bus lines and a BART station. It is three

blocks from Lake Merritt, a major downtown park and open space amenity. It is at the intersection of a

busy north-south thoroughfare connecting the downtown with Highway 580, and an east-west street

connecting the downtown with the Lake Merritt residential neighborhood.

The L-shaped facility establishes a strong streetwall and shapes a sunny rear courtyard, with raised

vegetable planters for residents to garden and maintain. The street fronts are lined with community

facilities for the seniors. Atop the building is a large corner ‘lantern’ lit at night to brighten the

neighborhood and marks the route to the downtown. The project consists of 5-stories of Type III wood

frame structure over 2 concrete podium and has achieved a 134 GreenPoint rating.

72 Units67,000 SF

Standing at a prominent intersection, Harrison Street Senior Housing represents all the diversity and vibrancy of urban living in Downtown Oakland. The 125 current residents are from many backgrounds, including East Asian, African-American, Caucasian, African and Filipino. They enjoy on-site service coordination with interpretation in Chinese and Korean. Allowing aging with dignity and comfort, all apartments are all fully accessible and residents enjoy a “sky lounge” with views of Lake Merritt, a community room and courtyard.

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FINANCING: HUD 202 AND PRAC, LIHTC, OAKLAND RDA, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM, OAKLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY

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TITAN COURTS STUDENT RESIDENCES, EUGENE, ORLane Community College, Downtown Campus

Pyatok Architects joined a team led by Robertson Sherwood Architects and SRG Partnership to develop

a self-funded six-story student housing complex to complement the state-of-the art educational facility.

The project accommodates 255 students in 75 apartments, mostly 4 bedroom 2 bath units. Since the

building does not include centralized food service, every apartment includes a kitchen. The focus on

international students, as well as the realities of market competition led to smaller spaces and individual

leasing of each bedroom. A flat screen TV and cable service in the shared living room are marketing

advantages, but also help to draw the students out of their bedrooms and encourage interaction. There

are lounges on each floor and a large multi purpose room on the ground floor. The ground floor space

flows out into the shared courtyard to integrate the housing and academic uses. This residential project

is pending LEED Gold Certification.

Community College Housing75 Units, 255 Beds

92,000 SF

Like many Colleges today, Lane recognized that providing housing for its students increases their retention rate and improves academic success. It also is key in attracting foreign students, which can be a significant financial asset. To maximise unity with academic functions and the University of Oregon, they located their first student housing in downtown Eugene to be integrated with their new 92,000 square foot downtown campus which houses LCC’s Continuing Education, Energy Management Program and Successful Aging Institute.

COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY HOUSING

COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY HOUSING

THE SUMMITS, MERCED, CAUniversity of California, Merced

The scope included creating the Program and Master Plan for two phases housing more than 800 students.

The Summits Phase I, houses up to 360 students while providing many support facilities which helped UC

Merced expand Student and Residence Life Programs.

Primary Goals and Objectives:

• Vibrant Place: To create a new Go-To destination welcoming incoming freshman students both through programming and a strong sense of place

• Socializing: Create ‘neighborhoods’ on each floor to encourage intimate social bonding, counteracting tendencies toward isolation

• Studying: Include formal and informal places on each floor to encourage individual and group study

• Learning: Include facilities on the ground floor for academic and extra-curricular activities, both for residents and the larger student body

• Recreating: Support recreational and social activities by incorporating a courtyard plaza with a stage and BBQ area, dance and music rooms, and a central Marketplace

• Regional Iconography: Relate the new buildings and landscape to the agricultural roots of the region

Freshman Dormitories155 BDRMS, 360 Beds

94,728 SF

The Summits is a two building, 360 bed LEED Platinum-pending freshman residence community located at the entrance of UC Merced. “The Summits has exceeded the expectations for student satisfaction, has established itself as a prominent campus landmark and demonstrated that the University’s commitment to sustainability can be achieved without sacrificing quality.” Fast-tracked with six bid releases, this project was designed and built in 27 months.

COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY HOUSINGdesign excellence award, aia sierra valley

COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY HOUSING

CHANNING BOWDITCH APARTMENTS, BERKELY, CAUniversity of California, Berkeley

The project provides 228 beds in single and double occupant bedrooms. The three story wings fronting Channing Street each have a direct entry stoop from the street and serve four single and double occupancy units. These street oriented units provide an independent living environment attractive to upper level students, and provide a more active street frontage.

Sustainable design features, include the following:

• Low VOC interior finishes

• Reclaimed wood timbers on exterior

• Maximizing of surface storm water flow over absorbtive landscape areas

• Recycling of construction debris

• Formaldehyde-free materials at all interior case work

• Sheltered, south facing exterior courtyards

• Enhanced insulation values at walls and roof

Freshman Housing57 Units, 228 Beds

72,000 SF

Located two blocks south of campus near Telegraph Avenue, Channing Bowditch is the second of two infill student housing projects in the south side neighborhood adjacent to the UC campus. The design complements the historic shingle style buildings characteristic of the neighborhood, such as neighboring Shorb House and the Anna Head School.

COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY HOUSINGgold nugget grand award for best mid-rise apartment

COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY HOUSING

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