Creating a well-loved ADU

KMA worked with an owner couple to create a beloved new home on their property from a prefabricated A-frame. Our team helped enhance the comfort and energy efficiency of the house, incorporating elements such as continuous mineral wool insulation, high-performance glass, a heat recovery ventilation system, a mini-split heat pump system, and a glazed door that opens the wall fully to the outdoor deck. The design embodies our focus and commitment to meeting high sustainability standards under the guidance of Senior Associate Justin Mikecz. Initially intended to be a rental ADU, the owners have decided to make the house their own home in a few years. Learn more about this project.

HOME SWEET HOME AT AMBER DRIVE

On December 2, 2023, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco welcomed eight new families to their 100% affordable ownership homes and presented them with keys. The families, guests, volunteers, city representatives, and neighborhood residents came together to celebrate the completion of the new homes at Amber Drive. The families played a part in building their own homes, and KMA was proud to be the architect and part of the team of professionals working together to bring the reality of home ownership to these long-displaced families. Learn more about our work at Amber Drive.

justin mikecz named associate principal

Justin manages some of our firm’s most complex affordable and market-rate housing projects, leads our firm’s sustainability practices, provides technical oversight to design teams, and mentors junior staff. Justin has become a vital part of Kerman Morris Architects and our strategic planning efforts. Congratulations, Justin!

Learn more about Justin

White house climate advisor visits 36 amber drive

White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and his team visited 36 Amber Drive, our project with Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco.

3260 26th st. receives planning commission approval

KMA received unanimous Planning Commission approval for our project at 3260 26th Street. Commissioners lauded this “exemplary” project for its sensitivity to the local context (the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District, in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission District) and user-friendly design (well-laid-out units and multiple options to enjoy open space). The new building will add 42 much-needed 1- and 2-bedroom units of rental housing, 7 of which will be available below market rate.

1513 York progress

Our project building 10 new housing units in Bernal Heights has received site permit approval. Watch our fly-through video!

Welcome, Jiban

Jiban Gurung has joined our team for the summer as an architectural intern through the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure’s trainee-hiring program. He is the first in his family to attend college and will be entering his fourth year in UC Berkeley’s architecture program.

construction at 36 amber drive for habitat for humanity

We are now in construction at 36 Amber Drive for Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. The project builds eight new Habitat for Humanity townhouses in San Francisco’s Diamond Heights neighborhood.

In this video, volunteers work together to raise a wall.

Learn how this project went from a dream to a reality.

Karen Chan joins kma

Karen has 12 years of experience practicing architecture in the Bay Area, and she is well-versed in LEED and green design. Welcome, Karen!

Andy anderson joins kma as summer intern

As part of the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure's trainee-hiring program, we are working with a summer intern, Andy Anderson.

Victorian House moves through sf streets to new home at 635 Fulton

The Englander House, a 140-year-old Italianate Victorian, was moved in one piece seven blocks away to its new home adjacent to another Victorian-era building at 635 Fulton Street.

1513 YORK STREET unanimous approval

"Development Hell: How a 40-year-old Bernal Heights project finally got approved" by Abraham Rodriguez, Mission Local

unanimous approval granted for
807 franklin/635 Fulton

The San Francisco Planning Commission has granted KMA unanimous approval for the 48-unit housing development at 807 Franklin Street as well as the relocation of an historic grand Victorian currently on the site to 635 Fulton.

New Mission Theater wins CPF Award

Along with our partners, Architectural Resources Group and Hodges Architecture, we are honored to receive a California Preservation Foundation Design Award for our work on the New Mission Theater.