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Building 12
Building 12
San Francisco, CA, United States
Finalist, 2024 A+Awards, Commercial - Commercial Adaptive Reuse Projects
Project Featured on Jul 16, 2024
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Building 12
San Francisco, CA, United States
Finalist, 2024 A+Awards, Commercial - Commercial Adaptive Reuse Projects
Project Featured on Jul 16, 2024
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
Constructed in 1941, Building 12, significant for its association with steel ship building in the US, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to the Union Iron Works Historic District.
Today, threatened by sea level rise due to its proximity to the SF Bay, Building 12 has undergone extensive modifications to be re-purposed for its new uses. Work on this project included raising the entire Building 12 and the adjacent Building 15 frame 10-feet to accommodate projected sea level rise and inserting two new levels and a mezzanine into the existing envelope. Our design goals were to amplify and celebrate the historic building by allowing the original steel with its age-earned patina to remain visible.
The building was in very poor condition when we came to it, having been largely abandoned for several decades. In addition to lifting the building, one of the challenges was translating this monumental, dilapidated shed into a high-performing landmark building. Our design carefully built upon the defining features of Building 12 with a combination of careful restoration and calibrated interventions. The result honors the power of the existing structure and complements it with new contrasting interventions.
Today, threatened by sea level rise due to its proximity to the SF Bay, Building 12 has undergone extensive modifications to be re-purposed for its new uses. Work on this project included raising the entire Building 12 and the adjacent Building 15 frame 10-feet to accommodate projected sea level rise and inserting two new levels and a mezzanine into the existing envelope. Our design goals were to amplify and celebrate the historic building by allowing the original steel with its age-earned patina to remain visible.
The building was in very poor condition when we came to it, having been largely abandoned for several decades. In addition to lifting the building, one of the challenges was translating this monumental, dilapidated shed into a high-performing landmark building. Our design carefully built upon the defining features of Building 12 with a combination of careful restoration and calibrated interventions. The result honors the power of the existing structure and complements it with new contrasting interventions.
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