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BIG, MVRDV, James Corner and more to tackle Bay Area climate change
Ten teams of architects and engineers have been chosen to design solutions that will help San Francisco and the surrounding region combat the effects of climate change. Resilient by Design’s Bay Area Challenge asked entrants to come up with ideas to protect coastal areas from rising sea levels, flooding and earthquakes. As the global climate
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Jensen Architects adds contemporary rear facade and pared-down interiors to historic San Francisco house
US firm Jensen Architects has revamped a Victorian home in San Francisco with perforated aluminium panels across the back and minimalist interiors to match. The local firm was awarded 2017 AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation Commendation Award for Alamo Square Residence, which features a blend of original and contemporary elements. Victorian houses are a hallmark of San Francisco’s architecture, characterised by
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Engineers propose solution for San Francisco’s sinking Millennium Tower
San Francisco’s sinking skyscraper has descended another inch, but engineers have come up with a potential fix. The Millennium Tower now sits 17 inches (43 centimetres) lower than when it opened in 2008 – down a further inch in the past seven months – according to local news source SFGate. The 58-storey luxury condominium tower
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Edmonds + Lee breaks tradition for gallery-like Remember House in San Francisco
US studio Edmonds + Lee Architects has used voids, large windows and white-washed interiors to open up this San Francisco property, breaking away from the tightly packed “pancake-style” layout of its neighbours. The Remember House is located on sloped road in San Francisco’s Noe Valley. The team at Edmonds + Lee Architects describes the regular layout of the neighbourhood’s four-storey
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Schwartz and Architecture overhauls San Francisco home with three-level extension
San Francisco firm Schwartz and Architecture has overhauled a single-family home on a steep and narrow site, lifting the existing building to add a storey beneath it, and creating an extension at the back over three levels. The lots that form the Californian city’s urban fabric are defined by a 25-foot (7.6-metre) grid that is “conducive
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Edmonds + Lee creates white Switchback House for sloped street in San Francisco
The founders of US firm Edmonds + Lee Architects designed this urban dwelling for themselves, including a bright white facade, a slanted roof and retractable glass walls. Located in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighbourhood, the Switchback House sits on a steep road lined with low-scale dwellings. The site was formerly occupied by a modest, one-storey
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IwamotoScott organises San Francisco home around light-filled stairwell
This house in San Francisco by local firm IwamotoScott has an angular facade made up of wooden elements, and a layout organised around a central staircase illuminated by a light well. The project is located in Noe Valley, a well-to-do area of the city. The architects were able to develop the property after a dilapidated dwelling on
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SAW inserts variation of old San Francisco home into its roof
San Francisco architecture firm Spiegel Aihara Workshop has extended a 1930s hillside residence by duplicating its layout and stacking it over the original structure, raising the home so it looks over the city’s landmarks. The A-to-Z House sits against an incline that slopes down towards the bay. Despite its ideal location, the residence was previously
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NICOLEHOLLIS Studio
Usually I feature home interiors but when I came across this stunning studio space it felt right to share it. I’m a creative and have always dreamed of having my own studio space.
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Bureau Spectacular shows fantastical architectural models at SFMOMA
Architecture studio Bureau Spectacular has turned its drawings of bizarre buildings into models for an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Led by designer Jimenez Lai, Bureau Spectacular imagines architecture without the constraints of clients and building regulations – resulting in haphazard forms that are presented as cartoon-like drawings. A selection of these
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Renzo Piano joins roster of starchitects adding to San Francisco’s skyline
Another skyscraper is set for San Francisco’s SoMa district, this time by Italian architect Renzo Piano. The mixed-use skyscraper will rise 37 storeys at 555 Howard Street, close to the Transbay Transit Hub that is currently under construction. The surrounding South of Market (SoMa) area is also undergoing huge development, with tall buildings by Foster
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Jensen Architects converts San Francisco warehouse into arts centre with black and white facade
American studio Jensen Architects aimed to preserve original design elements while transforming a sawtooth-roof industrial building into an arts hub with galleries and event space. Named after its address, 1275 Minnesota Street entailed the adaptive reuse of an industrial building dating to 1937. The two-storey arts centre is located in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch district,
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Foster-designed Oceanwide Center breaks ground in San Francisco
Work has commenced on the development set to include San Francisco’s second-tallest building, designed by UK firm Foster + Partners. The mixed-use Oceanwide Center in the city’s new Transbay neighbourhood will comprise two towers, one of which will rise 61 storeys and 910 feet (277 metres) once completed in 2021. The skyscraper will overtake the
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MAD unveils competing Lucas Museum designs for San Francisco and Los Angeles
After abandoning plans in Chicago, Beijing studio MAD has now revealed two new designs for its George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art – one for San Francisco, and a different one for Los Angeles. Star Wars creator George Lucas was forced to give up plans to build his film museum on the Chicago lakefront after fierce opposition from locals, so is now
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David Adjaye’s firm to masterplan San Francisco shipyard revitalisation
British firm Adjaye Associates has announced that it will serve as masterplan architect for the redevelopment of The San Francisco Shipyard neighbourhood. The David Adjaye-led studio will work with developer FivePoint to revitalise the waterfront area in the city’s Hunters Point district on the bay side. Earmarked as one of the largest urban developments on
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Fougeron Architecture clads San Francisco condo building in dark wooden dowels
US studio Fougeron Architecture has completed an urban residential building in a San Francisco neighbourhood that features faceted facades covered with grey rods (+ slideshow). Called 400 Grove, the building is located in the heart of Hayes Valley – a formerly rundown district that has been transformed since an elevated freeway there was razed in More
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Summer Walks
Off-duty footwear, Black Leather, Textured Slides game, Finest Materials, Comfort, Minimal vibes. The Holidays shoes situation. Senso Slides – Everlane Slide sandals – Birkenstock
Avava unveils tiny house that represents a “completely new way to do prefab”
San Francisco-based Avava Systems has created a prefabricated micro dwelling with components that are shipped in flat-packed boxes, to enable easier transportation and assembly (+ slideshow). Called Britespace, the home is available in three sizes, with their names — Model 264, Model 352 and Model 480 — reflecting the square footage they encompass. All of More
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Foster + Partners reveals new images of Oceanwide Center skyscrapers for San Francisco
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a fresh set of renderings showing its Oceanwide Center development for San Francisco’s downtown area, which gained planning approval earlier this year (+ slideshow). The pair of glass towers forms part of the Transbay development in the city’s South of Market (SoMa) neighbourhood. The wider project also involves More
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San Francisco’s Millennium Tower is sinking say experts
The tallest residential skyscraper in San Francisco is tilting and sinking, according to reports. Since completing in 2008, the 58-storey Millennium Tower has sunk 16 inches (41 centimetres) and tilted two inches (five centimetres) to the northwest, reported the San Francisco Chronicle. The most recent analysis was done by an independent consultant hired to monitor the More
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Terry & Terry converts historic brick building in downtown San Francisco into creative workspace
San Francisco firm Terry & Terry Architecture has transformed a century-old brick building into a design agency’s headquarters, adding a second level that features a folding glass wall and roof terrace (+ slideshow). The project called for creating an office within an existing masonry building for Hybrid Design, a graphic and product design agency. The More
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Kennerly clads San Francisco townhouse in glass and white plastic
Kennerly Architecture & Planning has completed a San Francisco residential building with a number of distinctive features, including a perforated metal gate, white plastic cladding and lush landscaping (+ slideshow). Called the Albion Street Residences, the infill building – which contains a townhouse and two apartments – is located in San Francisco’s Mission District. It More
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Critics compare Snøhetta’s SFMOMA extension to a “gigantic meringue” and a “cruise ship”
Critics have had mixed reactions to the Snøhetta-designed extension of Mario Botta’s San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with descriptions ranging from a “good citizen” to a “baked alaska slumped on the skyline”. Now with almost triple the amount of gallery space, the museum welcomed back the public on 14 May 2016 after a three-year renovation More
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Foster + Partners gets go ahead for crystalline skyscrapers in San Francisco
Foster + Partners has won planning approval for a pair of faceted glass skyscrapers in San Francisco, which will be among the tallest buildings in the city. The pair of mixed-use blocks known connectively as the Oceanwide Centre will be located in the South of Market (SoMa) neighbourhood, where they will form part of a redevelopment scheme More
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“We could never recreate Mario Botta’s SFMOMA” says extension architect Craig Dykers of Snøhetta
Interview: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reopens this month with a Snøhetta-designed extension to its original Mario Botta building. In this interview, Snøhetta partner Craig Dykers explains how he tried not to step on the toes of Botta’s Postmodern structure. The Norwegian firm’s addition almost triples the amount of gallery space at SFMOMA, which More
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Architecture could finally break out in San Francisco, where “dreams go to die”
When it comes to contemporary architecture, San Francisco is a stubborn town. But could change be coming at last? Proposals by high-profile architects such as OMA, Studio Gang and Foster + Partners could bring a more dramatic skyline and a transformed waterfront – if San Francisco’s notoriously persnickety planning system and pressure groups let them More
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SFMOMA reopens with Snøhetta extension that triples its gallery space
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is reopening after three years of renovation, including an extension by architecture firm Snøhetta that piggybacks on the original Mario Botta-designed building (+ slideshow). Snøhetta’s striated addition sits behind the Postmodern building completed by Botta in 1995, giving nearly three times more gallery space to the museum. The 235,000-square-foot (21,832 More
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Peter Berkowitz builds sleeping pod in friend’s apartment to escape San Francisco rents
Bay Area illustrator Peter Berkowitz has constructed a tiny wooden bedroom for himself in a friend’s living room to avoid paying San Francisco’s “absurdly high” rents. Berkowitz’s sleeping and working space measures just eight feet long (2.4 metres), 3.5 feet wide (one metre) and 4.5 feet tall (1.4 metres). “Yes, living in a pod is More
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SOM recasts old San Francisco movie house for new role as a nonprofit theatre
SOM’s San Francisco office has transformed an abandoned cinema into a multipurpose performance and community venue for the American Conservatory Theater, a prominent arts organisation in the Bay Area (+ slideshow). The firm renovated the 20,000-square-foot (6,000 square metres) movie house to create a flexible theatre with two auditoriums, along with with a three-storey lobby and cafe. The building’s cast stone facade was More
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A Modern Cabin In The Californian Redwoods By Lundberg Design
San Francisco-based architecture practice Lundberg Design created the ‘Breuer Cabin‘ that is located in the redwoods of Sonoma County in California, USA. The structure, which is owned by Olle Lundberg, is entirely made of wood and features elements such as a large pool as well as an outdoor kitchen. Using reclaimed materials from the studio’s other projects for […]
Snøhetta’s new building for SFMOMA nears completion
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has released the first images of Snøhetta’s near-complete extension building showing its striated facade and atrium. The 235,000-square-foot (21,832 square metres) addition sits behind the institution’s Postmodern Mario Botta-designed home and will more than double the museum’s footprint. The new building’s distinctive facade is made of fiberglass-reinforced polymer panels punctuated by horizontal band […]
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MAD Architects unveils slimmed-down design for Lucas Museum in Chicago
The team led by MAD Architects has presented revised designs for the proposed George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art along Chicago’s lakefront (+ slideshow). The controversial project’s square footage has been reduced by 25 percent to 300,000-square-feet (91,440 square metres) and its footprint has been cut by 40 percent. The project has faced lawsuits and […]
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Postmodern architecture: SFMOMA by Mario Botta
Pomo Summer: Mario Botta’s monumental San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the architect’s first building in the US, but was frostily received by critics. Now undergoing a major extension project led by design firm Snøhetta, the building is the next in our summer series on Postmodernism (+ slideshow). When Mario Botta set out to design a […]
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California home by Swatt Miers Architects faces out over San Francisco Bay
Walls of frameless glazing offer uninterrupted views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay from this 1970s California house, which has been reworked and extended by local studio Swatt Miers Architects (+ slideshow). The golden-hued Garay Residence occupies a hilltop site in Tiburon – half an hour’s drive from San Francisco – and enjoys a 270-degree view of […]
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Surface Design creates verdant outdoor spaces for Butterfly House in San Francisco
Taking cues from Japanese gardens, landscape architecture firm Surface Design has created a series of planted terraces for a renovated home in San Francisco (+ slideshow). San Francisco-based Surface Design created the landscaping scheme for the Butterfly House, a multi-storey, mid-century residence that was redesigned in 2013 by local firm John Maniscalco Architecture. The outdoor spaces are composed […]
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SHoP Architects unveils designs for Uber’s San Francisco headquarters
Architecture studio SHoP and interior design firm Studio O+A have unveiled plans for a glassy new mini-campus for the firm behind the controversial Uber taxi app (+ slideshow). The two studios were selected by Uber to design its new home in the Mission Bay neighbourhood of San Francisco – the city that has become the […]
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Palo Alto footbridge will span the 14 lanes of San Francisco’s 101 Freeway
News: a team led by 64North Architecture has won a competition to design a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting the San Francisco Bay waterfront and the Palo Alto district – home to some of the world’s leading technology companies. Called Confluence, the winning design is a weathered steel structure that spirals gently up from the […]
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Red-brick boiler room converted into tiny guesthouse by Azevedo Design
San Francisco studio Azevedo Design has squeezed a small guesthouse featuring a glass mezzanine floor into the old red-brick boiler house of a converted laundry. Azevedo Design has managed to cram a living room, kitchen and an en-suite bedroom inside the 1916-built boiler room that adjoins a timber-framed laundry building in San Francisco – despite it having a footprint […]
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