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San Francisco single stair building designed by OpenScope studio, rendered in the evening

Single Stair Buildings for San Francisco: The Key to Building Small Scale Infill Housing

Single stair buildings are a valuable housing type that is common in cities across the world and they are the best way to add density on small lots

An image that shows a building down town San Francisco that could be suitable for office-to-residential conversions

Office-to-Residential Conversions Just Got Easier in Downtown San Francisco

New San Francisco legislation that modifies the planning code to remove barriers for office-to-housing conversions.

Vote for The Yard at Mission Rock in the Architizer A+ Awards!

The Yard at Mission Rock, an OpenScope collaboration with Gehl Studio San Francisco, has been chosen as a finalist for the …

SPUR forum April 29th: Getting to know our in-laws

OpenScope's Mark Hogan will be sitting on a lunchtime panel at SPUR on April 29th at 12:30pm discussing accessory dwelling …

The San Francisco Giants Announce Opening Day at The Yard

After a long period of design and planning and a fairly short period of construction, The Yard at Mission Rock is …

900 Years of History South of Market

In preparation of a talk at the SF Public Library tonight with photographer Janet Delaney, Janet and I have been …

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