YCD Studio
Multi-Family / Mixed-Use

Pixel Heights

A modern mixed-use residential development with a modular, cubic design language — stacked volumes creating identity, private balconies, and an active urban streetfront.

LocationSan Francisco, CA
Year2025
StatusConcept Study
Pixel Heights
Area65,000 sq ft
Duration20 months
ScopeMixed-use development
ClientConfidential
Kitchen and living — open-plan residential unit
Living

Upper-level residences are designed around daylight-driven layouts with open kitchens, generous living areas, and private balconies. The interplay of cubic volumes gives each unit its own identity — natural light enters from multiple angles, and every room opens to its own relationship with the city.

Bedroom suite — natural light and privacy
Bedroom suite — natural light and privacy
Kitchen detail — contemporary finishes
Kitchen detail — contemporary finishes
Aerial view — green roofs and urban context
Urban Form

The massing strategy treats each programmatic layer as an independent module. Offset horizontally, these modules create terraces, overhangs, and visual variety at the pedestrian scale. Green roofs cap the stacked volumes, contributing to stormwater management while creating shared outdoor amenity spaces above the city.

Kitchen and living — open-plan residential unit

Upper-level residences are designed around daylight-driven layouts with open kitchens, generous living areas, and private balconies. The interplay of cubic volumes gives each unit its own identity — natural light enters from multiple angles, and every room opens to its own relationship with the city.

Bedroom suite — natural light and privacyBedroom suite — natural light and privacy
Kitchen detail — contemporary finishesKitchen detail — contemporary finishes
Aerial view — green roofs and urban context

The massing strategy treats each programmatic layer as an independent module. Offset horizontally, these modules create terraces, overhangs, and visual variety at the pedestrian scale. Green roofs cap the stacked volumes, contributing to stormwater management while creating shared outdoor amenity spaces above the city.

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