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San Francisco
SMWM
Photography © Richard Barnes
Commercial success fuses with old world
charm
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Architect
SMWM www.smwm.com;
Badauf Catton Von Eckartsberg (retail architect);
Page & Turnbull www.page-turnbull.com
(preservation architect)
Client
Port of San Francisco; Wilson Meany Sullivan;
Equity Office Properties
Key
players
Plant Company Construction (construction);
Rutherford & Chekene and Structural Design
Engineers (structural); Anderson, Rowe & Buckley
(mechanical)
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[November 2004]
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How do you reinvent a landmark building?
With the destruction of the freeway that separated the San
Francisco Ferry Building from the the city, the client saw
an opportunity to restore the building as a transportation,
retail, and office center, attracting the community to the
waterfront. The design meticulously restored the building's
original architectural elements, while incorporating new uses.
The restoration of a 600-foot-long passenger concourse or
nave exists as the core of the project. Office space that
had been added in the 1950s was removed and large openings
were cut into the second floor, bringing light and vibrancy
to the ground level. The client and design team turned to
19th-century European arcades and department stores as models,
bringing local artisans and restaurants to the marketplace.
Both a 100 percent lease-rate and a 12.5 percent increase
in ferry use per year indicates success.
For more images please see the November
2004 issue or Architectural Record.
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the Projects
The Winners: Limerick
County Hall | Britomart
Transport Centre | Ehime
Prefectural Budokan | Humane
Society/SPCA of San Antonio and Bexar County | James
M. Wood Comm. Cntr. | Finn
Center, Community School of Music and Arts | Fisher
Pavilion at Seattle Center | MoMA
QNS | Iron
Studio, Penland School | Israeli
Foreign Ministry
The Finalists: Quintessa
Winery | FDNY
Fire Zone | University
Health Network/ Toronto Hospita | General
Mills, World Headquarters | Hotel
Monaco (Tariff Building) | Marion
Oliver McCaw Hall | Ford
Rouge Center | San
Francisco Ferry Building | Brentwood
Skytrain Station
Editors' Choice: Satellite
Operations Facility & Administrative Offices
| Montclair
Lofts
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