Little 

Location: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University, whose mission is challenging the status quo, partnered with Architecture at Zero to push the envelope in sustainability and host a zero net energy International Competition for a design of a new student housing project on their campus.  Little, a design firm that received top honors in the competition, embraced the specific microclimate of western San Francisco to provide an innovative student housing concept called the Fog Catcher that provides a net-positive energy solution,  does not rely on a conventional mechanical systems for the student housing and fully embraces passive strategies for heating and cooling.