OpenScope Studio is a full-service architectural practice specializing in smart solutions to complex design problems.

Our passion for creating better experiences for people through architecture is matched by our expertise in the practices, regulations, and economics of development and construction. From urban infill development and transitional housing to park pavilions, commercial interiors, and custom homes—design, craft, functionality and feasibility are the guiding measures of our work. Across projects of every scale and typology, our approach remains the sameby first understanding the technical challenges of a site or program, we uncover opportunities and possibilities. 

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San Francisco's Constraints Reduction Ordinance streamlines housing development

Unlocking San Francisco’s Housing Potential: Constraints Reduction Ordinance

San Francisco’s Constraints Reduction Ordinance is designed to streamline the process of housing development, making it quicker and less cumbersome for new projects to come to fruition.

AB 2097 transforms California: Cuts transit parking mandates for affordability and sustainability.

Assembly Bill 2097: Implementation in Los Angeles 

Review of an interdepartmental memo from the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning around AB 2097’s implications for development projects within the city.

sample plan of an office to residential conversion

New Incentives for Office to Residential Conversions from the White House

The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to support the conversion of high-vacancy commercial buildings to residential use, including through new financing, technical assistance, and sale of federal properties.

New San Francisco Housing Reform Laws

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently passed two key pieces of legislation in hopes of spurring increased housing production to address the long standing housing crisis.