San Ysidro sits between San Diego on the Ameican side, and Tijuana on the Mexican side.

It's population is made up mainly of moderate-low income Latino immigrants.

Hygene/High Tech:

Casa Familiar attempts to continue rather than alter the current urban condition in San Ysidro in which the marketplace and the private residence are intertwined.

On the street level, beneath a single layer of homes, is an open supportive framework, which is left empty to serve a variety of street pur

poses.