The exterior rehabilitation and lighting project at One Kearny complemented the introduction of a new private executive club on its top floor. The One Kearny Club’s white wall palette contrasts with and highlights the exposed historical structural supports for the upper floor and roof. The steelwork mostly dates to the building’s original construction of 1902, before the 1906 Earthquake, with some modern reinforcement. The dynamic interplay of light and dark, and historic and modern, balances the space and its function as a business center and conference facility.

The rehabilitation of the stately, 19^th-century Carson Block Building included a seismic retrofit and restoration of several exterior features.  The project revived one of Eureka’s first commercial buildings and reignited a communal pride in the city’s National Register-listed Historic District. The 50,000 square-foot building was built mostly of redwood with terra cotta panels, brick arches, cast iron columns, and a tall redwood storefront. Boasting Richardson Romanesque features, a style indicative of east coast refinement, the building was initially a stark contrast to structures that populated Eureka, then still a frontier town. The Carson Block Building also contained the luxurious, 1,400-seat Ingomar Theater, one of the first in the region.

This 26-story, Timothy Pflueger-designed building was the tallest in San Francisco when completed in 1925. Its rehabilitation into offices and retail spaces drew media acclaim for this visually powerful, landmark building. A full renovation scope included considerable restoration work within the ornate lobby. The T-shaped entry and elevator lobby features a highly detailed polychrome ceiling, bronze entry doors with backlit glass, marble floors, and paneling. All elements were faithfully restored from photographs and early documentation of the interior.

The Exploratorium at Pier 15, a science-based interactive museum, has created a new, sustainably-focused home in two piers on the San Francisco waterfront, inside the Embarcadero Historic District. The project rehabilitated the deteriorated substructure and buildings to current code, and removed non-contributing infill between two historic piers to provide interactive access to the water. The museum is aiming for zero net energy and zero carbon footprint in its use; the project was awarded LEED Platinum certification.

An extensive rehabilitation of the historic façade and storefronts of this turn-of-the-century landmark married a contemporary aesthetic with the historic configuration of the original building design. Not only a survivor of the Great Earthquake and Fire, this exquisite Renaissance Revival style building also managed to survive two attempts by the Army to destroy it with dynamite, hoping to create a firebreak that was intended to save the Palace Hotel.

Martial Cottle Park is a recent creation from 287 acres of former farmland. Its new facilities and landscape are intended to educate and highlight the Santa Clara Valley’s agricultural history. Both new and old buildings adapted to the site are designed to take advantage of the sweeping views, exhibit sustainable strategies, and reinforce the history of the properties as farmland dating back to the 1850s. Current farming functions have been maintained, fruit orchards reintroduced, and sites for picnics, teaching, trails, and other passive activities newly integrated.

Concern for the fabric of the busy Sacramento Valley Station Depot was paramount throughout its rehabilitation. This intermodal transport facility had several updates and related reviews, culminating in a fully rehabilitated facility in 2015. An initial salvage and finish plan identified the historic mural and large, textured amber glass windows as important assets to be preserved during the work. Paint specialists investigated mural cleaning options. Custom amber glass was fabricated to recreate broken panes, bolstering the glowing effect of diffused light into the main historic waiting room.

Offering views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands, the Walt Disney Family Museum marks the largest and most historically significant rehabilitation to date in the Presidio, a former military post. The adaptive reuse of the site and three existing buildings into a state of the art museum includes permanent and temporary exhibit galleries, a children’s learning center, a public theatre, café, offices, and archival storage. The interactive nature of the museum, along with requirements for durable, attractive and sustainable finishes, triggered innovative strategies for reuse. Intricate infrastructure was provided to the exhibit areas, without compromising the character of the masonry and wood-framed spaces of the historic barrack.

San Francisco’s landmarked Ferry Building is a defining city destination. Its 2003 rehabilitation and renovation reintroduced the building as a ferry terminal, bustling marketplace, office space, and central gather place. To create the popular atrium marketplace, the second floor was punched with openings to bring bright light to the lowest level, a historically sensitive intervention. The reuse enables the Ferry Building to continue in the San Francisco cityscape much as it always has, and serves as a model for effective reuse and downtown renewals.