PROJECT
The Metropolitan
CLIENT
Charities Housing Group
LOCATION
San Jose, California
USER
Low income Families
BUILDING AREA
65,952 sf (three and four stories)
NUMBER OF UNITS
71 units (Studio, 1, 2, 3 Bedrooms)
DU/ACRE
32 du/ac
PARKING
165 spaces (structure parking also including parking for future phase)
SITE AREA
2.2 Acres
SITE FACTS
The site is located on the Monterey Road which is a major Silicon Valley thoroughfare that runs from Gilroy north to San Jose which follows the historic route of El Camino Real
AMENITIES
Stand-alone commons building, parking structure and generous play area gathering space. Laundry and office area anchor the vehicular and pedestrian entrance
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Wood-framed structures clad in stucco, metal and fiber cement siding, metal trellis/awnings, wood and metal guard rails with a metal roof at the commons building
DESIGN FACTS
Completed while project architect at Studio E Architects
STORY TO TELL
This project site had very poor soil conditions (not uncommon to San Jose) and required a “sea”of rock pile soil mitigation to provide adequate structural support