Sister Lillian Murphy Community (691 China Basin Street) is a 1.13 acre site located within the Mission Bay Redevelopment Area of San Francisco CA, with easy access to public transit and neighborhood amenities. Image Credit: Paulett Taggart Architects

Sister Lillian Murphy Community (691 China Basin St.) is located within the Mission Bay neighborhood, south of downtown San Francisco. Image credit: Google Maps

Site Plan Sister Lillian Murphy Community contains multiple building wings to create micro- communities within the site. Throughout the building, occupants experience direct connections to nature within the courtyards and views to the surrounding neighborhood. Image Credit: Paulett Taggart Architects

Sister Lillian Murphy Community is located within the Mission Bay master development area, south of downtown San Francisco. Within Mission Bay, Sister Lillian Murphy Community fronts two parks -- Mission Bay Kids Park to the north and Mission Bay Commons Park (foreground) to the south. The latter park was identified by a community member as the “back yard” for neighborhood families, and is currently occupied by a popular food truck park. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

View along China Basin Street, and location of main residential lobby. The corner stair tower establishes a sense of place and neighborhood landmark, and serves as the terminus of an urban view corridor extending down downtown San Francisco’s 5th Street. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

Main residential lobby entry along China Basin St. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

Main residential lobby offers direct access to Property Management staff offices, residential mailboxes and the main stair tower. Warm welcoming finishes fill the lobby, including custom oak benches and mailbox surrounds, and custom felt wall art that takes inspiration from the braille pattern that reads “welcome home”. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

To promote an active lifestyle and encourage use of the stairs, the main stair tower is finished with warm wood wall panels, playful guardrail perforation patterns and abundant access to natural light. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

The Teen Lounge offers teen residents a safe place to do their homework, play games, watch television, and gather with friends. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

Multi-purpose community room is visually and physically connected to the outdoors via large expanses of glass and large sliding doors that allow events to expand from the multi-purpose community room to the courtyard. Image Credit: Patrik Argast

Multi-level views facilitate connections throughout the site and to the surrounding community. Exterior circulation and lushly landscaped courtyards reinforce the importance of connection to nature for resident wellness. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

Level 1 and Level 2 courtyards offer residents a variety of spaces to gather, sit and play. On the ground floor, the bike pavilion separates the resident courtyard from the Child Development Center play space. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

In contrast to the ground floor courtyard that facilitates large gatherings, the lushly planted Level 2 courtyard offers residents quiet alcoves for contemplation and conversation, and playful hardscape & synthetic turf patterns for kids’ creative play. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

Along Mission Bay Boulevard, the south courtyard entry offers glimpses into the midblock courtyard and street access to the ground floor multipurpose room for community events. Above the courtyard entry gate, open air bridges offer residents visual connections to their neighborhood, and abundant access to natural ventilation and light. Image Credit: Patrik Argast

Along Mission Bay Boulevard, the south courtyard entry – located in a gap between two building wings with distinct facade designs -- serves as a resident ‘back door’ to the site. The articulated façade designs were in direct response to neighborhood citizens advisory committee requests for residential-scaled designs that reflect family housing. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

In the evening, the illuminated corner stair tower glows like a lantern and serves as a neighborhood landmark. Image Credit: Bruce Damonte

Sustainable measures implemented at Sister Lillian Murphy Community. Image Credit: Paulett Taggart Architects and Studio VARA