SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Forge Development Partners is proud to announce the appointment of Jorge de Quesada to the position of Chief Architect. He will be joining the firm’s executive team of innovators to assist in reimaging the future of essential housing. De Quesada will spearhead innovative architectural designs that integrate cutting edge construction with sustainable energy saving concepts within manageable costs and bring essential housing within reach of the average middle-income renter.
“I am honored to welcome Jorge to our team,” said Forge Founder Richard Hannum. “He has an impressive portfolio of innovative construction methodologies using both prefabricated and cast on-site materials resulting in substantial construction cost efficiencies for projects throughout the western states. I know he will bring this knowledge and expertise to bear in helping Forge create the essential housing of the future for California.”
De Quesada has proven himself as a leader in the development of time and cost-efficient cutting-edge structural system designs for both multifamily residential and commercial projects. His designs can be found in the Opera Plaza, the San Francisco Merchandise Mart Extension (Mart 2) and a variety of condominium and office buildings in San Francisco as well as the Mercy and Scripps Memorial hospitals in San Diego. He got his start in Havana, Cuba in the 1950s before immigrating to California and founding his own architectural firm in 1964. Since then, de Quesada has developed a variety of innovative construction methods including developing the Pueblo structural system of shop-fabricated welded steel components and developing Urbanis, an integrated construction system that uses off-site prefabricated modular components. Each of these offer substantial construction savings, which is key for essential housing projects in urban markets like San Francisco where it can be expensive to build multi-family homes.
“I am excited to join such a bright team of visionaries led by Richard Hannum at Forge Development Partners,” said de Quesada. “I look forward to developing future design solutions with Forge to meet its mission of providing privately-financed housing for essential workers that have all the modern technological amenities and sustainable features we expect in Essential Housing of the future.”