The Neighborhood at Los Gamos

Nestled into a hillside above the 101, this unique and challenging project brings 192 units of much-needed workforce housing to the San Rafael corner of the bay area.  Multiple 5-story buildings step into the 11-acre hillside site and focus toward a centralized, vertical community space with gardens, pool, and amazing east views across the city and the bay.  The site design concept includes a generous, publicly-accessible park designed by renowned landscape architect STOEV Design Group.

Ink Built joined the project in a technical and production role to support the design Architect, Collin Russell.  In this role, we brought our deep experience with large and complex multifamily housing to bear; amplifying the constructibility, energy performance, and cost efficiency aspects while supporting the design vision through the construction documents.  The buildings will employ solar arrays along with VRF heat pump and water heating systems to keep carbon emissions and energy bills minimized, with maximum comfort for residents. 

We helped the team work through numerous complexities from building envelope material selection, detailing, soil retaining shoring coordination, and building height/construction type issues; to refined unit layout and repetition efficiency, accessibility, parking garage design, trash/recycling systems, and roof construction / drainage. 

Although currently on hold we feel confident this project will move to construction soon because of the compelling design for this great site in an area with such an immense need for quality housing.  It’s been a pleasure to collaborate with Collin, Kevin, and the rest of their local team!