GOLDEN VAN
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
VIEW FROM STREET
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
THE PROJECT WAS AN ADDITION, SEISMIC UPGRADE AND A MERGING OF THREE ADJACENT BUILDINGS SERVED BY ONE CIRCULATION SYSTEM. TWO OF THE BUILDINGS WERE WITHIN THE VAN NESS HISTORICAL DISTRICT AND PRESERVATION WAS MANDATED. IN ADDITION TO A MAJOR SEISMIC UPGRADE, THE THREE BUILDINGS WERE CONVERTED INTO ONE PARCEL
VIEW OF NEW ENTRY
THE OFFICE ENTRANCE AND LOBBY WERE LOCATED ON REDWOOD ALLEY, WHICH FREED UP IMPORTANT VISUAL ACCESS TO THE GROUND FLOOR RETAIL ALONG VAN NESS AVE AND GOLDEN GATE. A NEW THIRD FLOOR WAS ADDED TO THE ONE BUILDING NOT IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT. A NEW FACADE WAS DESIGNED ON BOTH FRONTING STREETS WHILE THE PRINCIPLE CORNER BUILDING WAS PRESERVED WITH THE EXISTING OPENINGS, CORNICE AND HISTORIC MATERIALS.
PART OF THE DESIGN CHALLENGE WAS THE UNEVEN FLOORS AT THE UPPER LEVEL TO ONE CIRCULATION SYSTEM. A NEW LOBBY WAS PLACED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALL THREE BUILDINGS WITH A NEW CIRCULAR STAIRCASE WRAPPING AROUND THE ELEVATOR. AS THE STAIRWAY IS TRAVERSED, IT ACCESSES ALL THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE THREE BUILDINGS. THE ELEVATOR OPENS IN TWO DIRECTIONS AND CONNECTS SIX DIFFERENT FLOOR HEIGHTS
STAIR DETAIL
