I spent the weekend in San Francisco for a holiday party. I had a little time to wander about and happened to pass through Chinatown. Its amazing that it still exists in spite of the fact that it has no official local protection....

Marina District Solar

This little gem was recently built in the Marina District, a neighborhood not generally known for its adventuresome architecture. The architect, whose identity I have not discovered, modeled the floor plans on the basic Marina-style flats - there's not much else you can do with a twenty-five foot wide lot - but has added photo-volectric panels to the front facade. I'm not sure I've ever seen solar collectors used more imaginatively!