New San Francisco architecture projects with building news and US architectural images, plus architects background. San Francisco building news from across this north California city, USA.
A selection of the best built environment designs in this large American city on the west coast of the country.
Arup, the global design and engineering firm for the built environment, and Jay Paul Company, an award-winning real estate firm based in San Francisco, announce that 181 Fremont (the third tallest structure in San Francisco) has achieved a REDi™ Gold Rating, which will make it the most resilient tall building on the West Coast of the U.S. when completed.
Design: Handel Architects. The 645-foot high skyscraper building – the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Western USA – is sinking and tilting.
George Lucas abandons plans to build his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago. It may move to Treasure Island in San Francisco, California. SF city and museum representatives are in early discussions about a site on Treasure Island. The Chicago design was by Ma Yansong of Chinese architecture studio MAD Architects.
Design: SPARCHS, architects. Linden Street, a back alley to Hayes Valley’s boutique San Francisco mixed-use commercial and residential district, incorporates an eclectic group of traditional one- to four-story Victorian and Edwardian houses.
Design: Terry.Terry Architecture. The Tidal House community is built around a floating dock that weaves the structures together and connects them to the shore. The structures are laced to the dock with adjustable gangways, and each structure has a retractable platform.
Design: Terry.Terry Architecture. The design required the removal of the existing interior structure while leaving the existing perimeter brick structure and the original part of the front facade intact.
Design: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop. The Hupomone Ranch had been fallow for over 30 years and the owners, a young family with three children, wanted to build a barn house that would reflect their commitment to sustainable farming.
The owners came to Klopf Architecture with a clear vision: Create a brighter home with clean lines and visual surprises – but that enhances the Eichler vernacular – that blurs the boundaries between inside and outside and supports “modern living”.
Design: Aidlin Darling Design Architects. The Windhover Contemplative Center has been named a finalist in the 4th Annual Architizer A+Awards in the Cultural: Religious Buildings & Memorials category.
Design: SAW + MOA. American architectural offices Mobile Office Architects and Spiegel Aihara Workshop collaborated to develop the True & Co. ‘Try-On-Truck,’ a nomadic retail fitting room traveling across the United States.
Design: WNUK SPURLOCK Architecture. This residence is situated along the mountainous coastline north of San Francisco and sited to take advantage of spectacular views towards the Pacific Ocean and surrounding state park.
Design: Michael Hennessey Architecture. The design goal of the project was to harness natural light throughout the day, capture views of a wind-swept park, and to make a strong visual connection to the split-level road at the front of the property.
Design: Feldman Architecture. The Palo Alto Lantern House adds a new vision of modern living to the eclectic styles of its surrounding suburban neighbors. The house features an open plan of public spaces on the main level, all connected by a floating cedar ceiling that extends into the outdoor space.
DES Architects + Engineers complete the Moffett Place High Garden — a two-acre rooftop park — in the heart of Silicon Valley at Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California. It is one of the largest elevated parks ever completed in the region.
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Design: HNTB architects. Back in 2006, commissioned architects for what was the new Candlestick Park. The eventual stadium location was 40 miles away. Recently the LEED gold certified Levi’s Stadium hosted 75,000 fans and 100 million plus viewers at home for Super Bowl 50.
SFMOMA’s 225,000-square-foot Snøhetta-designed expansion represents a transformation of the museum as a whole.