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Project Feature: Celebrating San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines

VMWP worked with the City of San José to combine three separate documents for residential, commercial, and industrial design standards and guidelines into one user-friendly interactive resource. The document will shape San José's development for the next 30 years, including commercial, industrial, and residential building […]

Bell Street Gardens’ new funding gap

Source: The Mercury News New funding gap found in Fremont affordable housing project Homelessness has increased in Fremont by 68% since 2019 By MARTHA BRENNAN | mbrennan@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: November 23, 2022 at 5:49 p.m. | UPDATED: November 28, 2022 at 4:50 a.m. FREMONT – The city of Fremont has opened up its […]

Project Feature: San José Citywide Standards and Guidelines is a “Model for the State”

Creating Citywide Development Standards Because the San José Citywide Standards and Guidelines creates standards for residential, commercial, and industrial uses for the entire city, Van Meter Williams Pollack had to test all proposed standards for each of use using building prototypes.  With the help of the team, […]

Staff Feature: Stephen Ellis – Pro Bono Work

Providing high-quality design services to community organizations in need is an important contribution that we can make as mission-oriented architects in San Francisco. However, design of even the smallest of spaces can have their challenges because of how impactful these places will be for those […]

VMWP is featured in Archinect’s weekly hiring round-up

Archinect recently featured Van Meter Williams Pollack’s job listing in Archinect's weekly job round-up highlighting employment opportunities in Colorado. Full post: Archinect's weekly job round-up Van Meter Williams Pollack is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture and urban design firm with offices in San Francisco, Denver, and Minneapolis. We are […]

Luna Vista has received the Structures Award for affordable housing

Mountain View's Luna Vista Apartments are the Business Journal's Structures Awards winner for affordable rate residential project. Source: SVBJ By Danny King – Contributor Sep 27, 2022 Updated Sep 27, 2022, 8:55am PDT Editor’s note: Each year, the Silicon Valley Business Journal presents its Structures Awards, which honor the […]

Luna Vista to be honored with a Structures Affordable Housing Award

We are pleased to announce that Alta Housing's Luna Vista Apartments is the Structures Award winner in the Affordable Housing category from Silicon Valley Business Journal this year. Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Award recognizes the best projects, deals and leases in Silicon Valley. Luna Vista | […]

San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines has won the American Planning Association California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design

Amazing news for the San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines team as the project has won the American Planning Association California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design. The APA California Awards Program provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the great planning work occurring throughout […]

Community Feature: SFNOMA Project Pipeline

COMMUNITY FEATURE: Did you know that SF NOMA is offering The Project Pipeline Architecture Summer Camp is camp for youth age 11–14 students to learn STEAM skills (Science Technology Engineering Architecture and Math)? The camp is designed to expose youth to the built environment and […]

Luna Vista: engineering solutions for a more inclusive community

Source: Building Design + Construction BY APA and THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION  Affordable housing complex uses engineered wood to keep construction costs low, tackle a public predicament and give rise to a stronger, more inclusive community. The Luna Vista complex expands affordable housing options for the residents […]

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