Located just two miles from the Pacific Ocean, one mile from Mission Bay, half a mile from a Trolley Station, and immediately on the Rose Creek Class I Bike Path, Rose Creek Village is connected! This 60-unit, 100% affordable housing project in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego will be home for seniors and formerly homeless veterans alike. Onsite supportive services and shared community spaces are located at the ground level, with the studio units above. With a tight site located at the edge of both a wooded creek and a bustling urban street, the building’s design uses color, shape, scale, and pattern to respond to each unique condition while prioritizing both the building residents and the greater community. The design seeks not only to provide comfortable, safe, and uplifting homes to residents, but it also is sensitive to the rising costs of home utilities. Aiming ambitiously for a net zero energy project on the small site, the team had to get creative. Solar panels not only fill the all-electric building’s roof but also fold across the building façade, creating a playful and powerful (literally) building design.
Completion date: 2026
