Union & B Mixed Use, San Diego
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Drawing inspiration from major international buildings in Sydney, London, Chicago & Mexico City, the UNION & B mixed-use high-rise develpoment proposed a dynamic new architectural expressoin for the San Diego skyline.
A building for an evolving modern city, this iconic tower pioneers the vertical village concept in San Diego delivering a flexible floor plate designed to evolve for future generations of habitants both residential and commercial. The structural design, exposed diagonal cross-bracing as an exterior artistic element, celebrates the modernist lines that connect each level from street to rooftop. The design expresses the very genetics that symbolize the functionality of structure, like strands of DNA.
DETAILS
Address: Union & B, San Diego CA 92101
Site Area: 0.34 acres
Status: RFP Winning Scheme
DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY
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Vertical Village
Complete Communites
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988 d/u’s per acre
292,080sf
Type I
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375sf
162 (mechanical system)
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Confidential
DBRDS
DBRDS
McCullough
KPFF
Snipes Dye & Associates
Urban Housing Partners
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