Kava Massih Architects
Berkeley, CA
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The Ambassador
Emeryville, CA
The Ambassador provides 69 units of new affordable housing in an upcoming neighborhood on the border of Oakland and Emeryville. Working with the non-profit organization, Resources for Community Development (RCD), this development was built to serve households at 30% to 50% of Area Median Income.
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Kava Massih Architects developed the concept of three separate structures with 69 studio-to-three-bedroom units—two two-story ones to match the bungalows’ size, and one five-story structure, which wouldn’t overshadow the smaller buildings.
This family friendly development is comprised of one on-site manager’s unit, four studios, 17 one-bedrooms, 23 two-bedrooms, and 24 three-bedrooms.
The Ambassador provides 69 units of new affordable housing in an upcoming neighborhood on the border of Oakland and Emeryville, by Kava Massih Architects.
The exterior of the building facing the freeway was built with an acoustic clip which has two layers of extra wallboard attached to it, isolating and insulating residents from the traffic noise.
Since the building is very close to the freeway, acoustically appropriate materials were used in the design and construction to provide maximum insulation from noise, by Kava Massih Architects.
