910 WEBSTER STREET
WEBSTER WOODS
ADDISON ELEMENTARY
DESIGN BUILDING THAT IS
COMPATIBLE WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD &
CONTRIBUTES TO OUR
HOUSING NEEDS.
PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL
COMMON AREAS BOTH
INDOORS & OUTDOOR THAT
FOSTER & STRENGTHEN
SOCIAL TIES.
MORE THAN 25% PROPOSED
FLOOR AREA IS ASSIGNED TO
COMMUNITY SPACES
PROGRAM OUTLINE
430 FOREST AVENUE APARTMENTS
LEED PLATINUM
2020 Green Home of the Year Award Winner
Recognition by ARB & Honorable mention
LONG TIME PALO ALTO
RESIDENT, PART OF THE
COMMUNITY FOR THREE
DECADES .
PREVIOUSLY BUILT AN AWARD-
WINNING MULTI-FAMILY
PROJECT ON FOREST AVENUE
WHICH WAS LEED PLATINUM.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE
ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING
DESIGN IN THIS PROJECT AS
WELL.
HAVE OWNED THE CURRENT
SITE FOR OVER 2-DECADES
CITY PROCESS & COMMUNICATION
SHADOW STUDY
HEIGHT TRANSITIONS
COMMUNITY
ENERGY EFFECIENCY
DESIGN PRIORITIES
NEIGHBORHOOD
CONTEXT
10- Story
6- Story
2- Story
STEPPING DOWN FROM THE
10-STORY HIGH RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING ACROSS CHANNING
AVENUE.
PROPOSED FRONTAGE ALONG
CHANNING & WEBSTER IS
6-STORY HIGH, FACING HIGH
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
ACROSS THE STREET.
ORIENTATION & DESIGN WAS
ALSO INFORMED BY THE
MOVEMENT OF THE
SUN.CREATING A SUN FILLED
COURTYARD WHILE MINIMIZING
SHADOWS ON ADJOINING
PROPERTIES.
BUILDING
ENVELOPE
PROPOSED SIX STORY
BUILDING STEPS DOWN
FROM THE CHANNING
AVENUE FRONTAGE TO 2-
STORY VOLUME TOWARDS
THE LOW DENSITY R1 & R2
RESIDENCES. WITH 30
FOOT REAR SETBACK FOR
80% OF REAR PROPERTY
LINE.
DESIGNED AROUND A
COURTYARD THE
BUILDING DESIGN SHIFTS
THE PHYSICAL MASS
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
ADJOINING LOW DENSITY
ZONES.
10- Story
6- Story
2- Story
SHADOW STUDY
WINTER SOLSTICE -10 AM
WINTER SOLSTICE -3PM
SHADOW STUDY
SUMMER SOLSTICE -10AM SUMMER SOLSTICE - 3PM
COMMON AREAS –
COMMUNITY SPACES
CENTRAL COURTYARD &
LOGGIA
FUNCTIONAL & SOCIAL
BENEFITS
BALANCING PRIVACY &
COMMUNITY
CLIMATE CONTROL
MOVEMENT OF THE SUN
ENERGY & PRIVACY
MOVABLE SCREENING: THE
FLOOR-TO-CEILING PLANTATION
SHUTTERS ON ALL BALCONIES
PROVIDE A CUSTOMIZABLE
VISUAL BUFFER, PROTECTING THE
PRIVACY OF BOTH BUILDING
RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS.
THE FLOOR PLAN IS
STRATEGICALLY PROGRAMMED
TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF
THE ADJACENT LOW-DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
PROVIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY
PRODUCTION AND PASSIVE
SOLAR SHADING FOR THE
UPPER FLOORS.