Reduced to its primary planes. Two stories of excavation underneath. Modern new-construction residence in San Francisco, completed 2017 with Smith & Architects.
The composition is deliberately abstract: a modern volume reduced to its primary planes and openings, sitting on a site that required a two-story excavation to make the program work at the desired massing.
The two-story excavation was the defining structural challenge. Foundation, shoring, drainage, and slope engineering were scoped at schematic and built before any vertical construction began. On San Francisco hillside lots, the work below grade often outweighs the visible work above grade in both cost and risk; getting that sequence right is the difference between a buildable schedule and a halted job.
GamaBuilt held the construction contract and was responsible for structural, envelope, custom millwork, and finish coordination across the project from schematic design through final punch-list.
The architect of record is listed in the project meta above. GamaBuilt operated as the construction partner under a single accountability line, sitting in design meetings from earliest schematics.
Every engagement runs under a single contract. One project manager carries structural, mechanical, millwork, and finish from schematic through punch-list. The homeowner does not become the integrator.
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