With decades of experience designing affordable housing and public schools, I bring a strong foundation in sustainability and client-focused solutions to my growing solo practice, where I develop solutions that meet families’ needs while prioritizing community care.
PREVIOUS WORK
California Hotel - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
California Hotel - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Clementina Towers - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Clementina Towers - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Mission High School - San Francisco, CA -Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Mission High School - San Francisco, CA -Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Presidio Transit Center - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Presidio Transit Center - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Presidio Transit Center - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Kelly Cullen Community - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Kelly Cullen Community - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Yolo Crisis Nursery - Davis, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - rendering: Jennifer Mahoney
Yolo Crisis Nursery - Davis, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - rendering: Jennifer Mahoney
Empyrean Hotel - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Chris Duncan
Empyrean Hotel - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Empyrean Hotel - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Madison Park Apartments - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: D+H Construction
Madison Park Apartments - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: D+H Construction
Madison Park Apartments - Oakland, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: D+H Construction
Dalt Hotel - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Gelfand Partners Architects
Antonia Manor - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Gelfand Partners Architects
214 Dolores Street - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Gelfand Partners Architects
Laurel Grove Family Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Laurel Grove Family Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Laurel Grove Family Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Laurel Grove Family Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Laurel Grove Family Housing & Park Avenue Senior Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Park Avenue Senior Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Park Avenue Senior Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Park Avenue Senior Housing - San Jose, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
Commodore Stockton Childcare Center - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Ohlone Elementary School - Palo Alto, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Ohlone Elementary School - Palo Alto, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Ohlone Elementary School - Palo Alto, CA -Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Gloria Davis Middle School - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Harrison Middle School - Sonoma, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Donna Kempner
Lilienthal Elementary School - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects
Lilienthal Elementary School - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Donna Kempner
Tenderloin Childcare Center - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Donna Kempner
Tom Waddell Clinic - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Tom Waddell Clinic - San Francisco, CA - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Mark Luthringer
Heritage Hill State Park Bandstand - Green Bay, WI - Berners Schober Architects - photo: Chris Duncan
Collaborative for High Performance Schools National Technical Committee
I contributed to the development of national standards for sustainable school construction, serving as chair of the Site & Water Subcommittee and member of the Indoor Environmental Quality & Energy Subcommittees.
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
I employed the LEED [Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design] criteria on several renovation projects, including the development of a new public health clinic within the historic Kelly Cullen Community (former YMCA) in San Francisco.
Green Point Rated
I employed the GreenPoint Rated EHMF [Existing Homes Multi Family] criteria on many affordable housing renovation projects, including a pilot project for application of the criteria to the California Hotel.
Sustainable Renovation
Wiley - 2011
I co-authored a book exploring strategies for performing sustainable renovations of both historic and modern buildings.
This forward-looking and insightful guide explores how the sustainable renovation of existing buildings presents great opportunities for initiating extensive changes in the performance of the built environment. Excellent examples of existing building upgrades are examined, illustrating how to do sustainable renovations, along with current design approaches for radically improving the functionality of existing prewar, postwar, and late-modern buildings.
Sustainable Renovation saves its key focus for institutional and commercial buildings but discusses the challenges they pose within a global scope that encompasses all building practices.