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Lessons Learned: The Mock Up

Lessons Learned: The Mock Up The Vitalia Apartments team was reminded of the value of the onsite freestanding mock-up. VMWP and RHD were present to watch the installation of the rough opening waterproofing by Cahill. A particular thank you goes to RDH Building Science, Inc who reviewed […]

San José Citywide Standards and Guidelines is a “Model for the State”

Creating Citywide Development Standards Because the San José Citywide Standards and Guidelines creates standards for residential, commercial, and industrial uses for the entire city, Van Meter Williams Pollack had to test all proposed standards for each of use using building prototypes.  With the help of the team, […]

Lessons Learned: Pro Bono Work

Lessons Learned: Pro Bono Work Providing high-quality design services to community organizations in need is an important contribution that we can make as mission-oriented architects in San Francisco. However, design of even the smallest of spaces can have their challenges because of how impactful these places […]

Lessons Learned: Residential Units Trilogy

At its core VMWP believes in the “learn one, learn all” philosophy. Our very own Elitsa Shepherd and Elaine Uang led a three-part lunch and learn called the “Residential Units Trilogy” that covered just about everything we needed to know about designing residential units. The […]

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