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Vertically Integrated Housing Studio

Project Architect

San Francisco, CAPosted Apr 2, 2026
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Location: San Francisco, CA (On-Site, 5 Days/Week)
Compensation: $90,000–$140,000
Start: ASAP

A Different Kind of Architecture Practice

This is not a traditional architecture firm.

We are a vertically integrated real estate development, design, and construction platform focused exclusively on 100% affordable multifamily housing. Our mission is simple: deliver housing faster and at dramatically lower cost — without compromising design quality or technical rigor.

Instead of operating in silos (developer vs. architect vs. GC), we operate as one integrated team. We are building a standardized, componentized delivery system that includes:

  • Repeatable unit types and building layouts

  • Prefabricated and mass timber components

  • Centralized BIM production across disciplines

  • Early-stage clash detection and digital twin modeling

  • Automation tools to compress delivery timelines

Our goal is to start construction on thousands of affordable housing units across California in the coming years.

If you are excited by systems, scale, and real-world impact — this will feel very different from a conventional design studio.


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The Role

This position is titled Project Architect, but in reality it is a hybrid Project Architect / Project Manager role

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You will not just produce drawings. You will own the project.

You will manage projects from early feasibility through Construction Administration, while coordinating:

  • Internal production teams (including overseas modeling teams)

  • Local Architects of Record in various jurisdictions

  • Engineers and consultants

  • Development and construction partners

You will work on medium-scale multifamily housing (often 5+ stories), primarily under the 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. These projects operate under tight timelines — often requiring construction to begin within 6–7 months of funding award.

This is fast-paced, execution-heavy work.

If you prefer long conceptual phases and slow-moving approvals, this is not that environment.

If you want to see housing delivered in months instead of years — this is.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

Early Phase

  • Conduct zoning analysis and feasibility studies

  • Perform test fits and space planning

  • Develop residential layouts (typical floors, parking, ground floor programs)

  • Validate proformas against design realities

Mid to Late Phase

  • Manage local Architects of Record (entitlements, permitting, CA)

  • Coordinate engineers and consultants

  • Oversee centralized production modeling (Revit)

  • Ensure QA/QC of drawing packages

  • Run weekly coordination meetings

  • Maintain schedule discipline under aggressive timelines

Ongoing

  • Learn and apply standardized building systems

  • Advise on prefabricated and componentized assemblies

  • Support automation-driven production workflows

  • Take ownership of outcomes — not just tasks

Who Thrives Here

This role is ideal for an architect who:

  • Has 5+ years of experience on multifamily or similarly complex projects

  • Understands projects from concept through CA

  • Can operate autonomously without daily hand-holding

  • Is comfortable making decisions under time pressure

  • Thinks critically instead of following convention blindly

  • Is curious about improving how architecture gets delivered

Licensure is not required — but proactive, growth-oriented professionals tend to rise quickly here.

Affordable housing experience is a plus. Multifamily is strongly preferred. Experience in hospitality or healthcare can translate well. Primarily single-family residential experience will not.

Technical Expectations

  • Strong proficiency in Revit (non-negotiable)

  • Experience with medium-scale multifamily projects

  • Comfort with zoning analysis and programming

  • Familiarity with California codes and municipalities is a plus

  • Exposure to prefab, mass timber, or industrialized systems is a plus (not required)

  • Bluebeam required

  • Procore / Autodesk Build helpful but learnable

The Environment

  • ~10-person team in Oakland

  • Highly collaborative and in-office 5 days/week

  • Fast-moving, high-accountability culture

  • Vertically integrated with development and construction

  • No traditional architect vs. GC antagonism

  • Real ownership over results

You will not hide inside a large corporate structure.
You will be visible.
Your work will matter.

Why This Is Different

Most architects spend years coordinating across fragmented teams, waiting on funding cycles, and navigating adversarial relationships between stakeholders.

Here, you are part of the entire system.

You see how financing decisions affect design.
You see how detailing affects fabrication.
You see how coordination affects schedule and cost.

And you help improve the system itself.

If you want to practice architecture as an integrated operator — not just a drawing producer — this is that opportunity.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $90,000–$140,000 (commensurate with experience)

  • Project equity / promote participation

  • Medical, dental, vision

  • 401K (no employer match)

  • PTO, holidays, sick leave

  • Commuter benefits

  • FSA

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