Traditional Thanksgiving Thoughts With An Untraditional Floor Plan
With an octagonal floor plan, only one of two in San Francisco, and a totally tubular glass elevator, the only one of which we know, we break tradition and leave…
Micro-Units Approved For San Francisco, But Capped For Some
Supervisor Wiener’s proposed legislation to reduce the minimum legal living room for a residential unit in San Francisco from 220 to 150 square feet was passed by San Francisco’s Board…
The Conceptual Details And Design Discussion For Seawall 330
As roughly outlined in the endorsed Financial Framework for the Golden State Warriors proposed arena upon Piers 30-32, the preliminary plan for the development of Seawall (SWL) 330 across from…
Frank Gehry Doesn’t Heart San Francisco’s Big New Buildings
Four years ago we first took a look at who, or what, was to blame for a perceived lack of innovative building design in San Francisco. Yesterday, the New York…
The Framework for San Francisco’s First Urban Eco-District
With ideas including the use of the elevated highway along the southern border of San Francisco’s Central Corridor to capture rainwater for community or rooftop gardens, and utilizing the space…
Reaching Out For A 32-Story Residential Tower To Rise At 41 Tehama
The original plans for a 550-foot tower designed by SOM to rise at 41 Tehama have been shelved, but with the Transit Center District Plan having been adopted and the…
Parking Garages: The Unlikely Role Models Of Mission Bay Design?
Speaking of parking, from John King with respect to San Francisco’s newest parking structure, the 627-space Mission Bay garage designed by WRNS Studio at 16th and Owens which will serve…
Neighborhood Scoop: 340 Fremont’s Refined Design And Parking
As we first reported in September, the developers of 340 Fremont have filed for permits to build the 400-foot tower with over 300 new housing units on Rincon Hill. And…
105 Danvers: Inside The Converted Corner Store And Stairway Code
Purchased for $2,115,000 in 2005, the designer Eureka Valley home at 105 Danvers Street sold for $2,400,500 in May of 2008. The converted corner store is now back on the…
Permit Issued For 39 Stories And 320 Condos At 45 Lansing To Rise
As we first reported with respect to the 39-story tower to rise at 45 Lansing last year: Having purchased the plot of land at 45 Lansing from Turnberry which had…