San Francisco Business Times — "Mira high-rise gives S.F. skyline new lesson in geometry"
Named a winner of the Real Estate Deal of the Year by San Francisco Business Times, MIRA is lauded as a building that cultivates community across income lines without sacrificing sales.
‘Many recent high-rise developments, in San Francisco and other global cities, have tried to separate affordable and luxury units. While 100% of the apartments in the eight-story Mira podium are below market rate, 25% of the units in the tower meet that criteria.
Gang was conscious of creating a place where residents could interact with no distinction between the owners of the most and least expensive properties. “People want to meet other people,” said Gang. “I think that’s what’s evolving. I think people more and more, want to connect.”
At Mira, residents share amenities including a courtyard, rooftop deck, children’s playground, dog washing facilities and valet parking. “There’s no differentiation,” Gang said.
Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly half the Mira’s units have sold, with January and February 2021 being the highest selling months.
With its bay window-inspired exterior and equitable heart, Mira acknowledges San Francisco’s past while pointing toward a more integrated form of urban planning.’
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“When it began working on the elegantly twisting MIRA residential tower in downtown San Francisco, Studio Gang saw an opportunity to add more than just density to the city center. The firm proposed adding 100 extra feet to the project, and using some of the additional space for much-needed affordable housing. City officials unanimously agreed. The recently completed 400-foot high-rise now has 44 more housing units that will remain affordable in perpetuity.”
Dezeen — "Studio Gang Completes Twisting Mira Tower in San Francisco"
“The twisted and curved windows that form the exterior of Mira are intended to be a reinterpretation of the city’s bay windows. Inside, they offer views of San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge that connects to Oakland.”
The Architect's Newspaper — "Studio Gang's MIRA Tower twists with alternating window bays"
“Studio Gang turned towards the architectural vernacular of the San Francisco-area for the overall form and massing of the tower and townhomes, reinterpreting classical bay windows into a contemporary gesture.”