![Folsom + Dore / David Baker + Partners - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/f0a8/28ba/0d3b/4500/06e8/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414002397)
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Architects: David Baker + Partners
- Year: 2005
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Photographs:Brian Rose
Text description provided by the architects. These 98 rental units of supportive affordable housing serve tenants with special needs, such as physical and developmental disabilities, HIV/AIDS, and chronic homelessness. Folsom + Dore is the first new building in San Francisco to receive a LEED Silver rating, and its sustainable features both reduce its environmental impact and curtail the energy costs borne by residents.
![Folsom + Dore / David Baker + Partners - Windows, Brick, Balcony](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/f0e1/28ba/0d3b/4500/06f3/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414002400)
The entry garden court and green stair, filled with giant bamboo, provide a transitional decompression space between the homes and the hard urban environment outside. Residential parking has been greatly reduced, making way for a hybrid car-share vehicle and protected bicycle parking.
![Folsom + Dore / David Baker + Partners - Windows, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/f0bb/28ba/0d3b/4500/06eb/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414002410)