Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will

Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will
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Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will - Beam
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Text description provided by the architects. Like a geode, the Bay Area Metro Center’s most distinctive and unexpected treasure – a soaring atrium -- lies within. The monolithic building – a cavernous, 8-story concrete structure occupying an entire city block – was built as a military tank assembly plant in 1942 with low, 10’ ceilings and massive football field-sized floor plates, punctuated every 25’ by concrete columns. Its transformation into a welcoming, light-filled space that fosters unity across multiple floors was achieved by carving an atrium into the center of the building.

Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will - Windows, Facade
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The new Bay Area Metro Center is a collaborative workplace that consolidates four government agencies. The goals of the consolidation is to foster teamwork, pool resources, and gain operational efficiencies. Within the atrium, terraces for informal gathering occur near large, open coffee bars. At the lower levels, a large room for commission hearings, multiple conference rooms, breakout spaces, a bike storage area, retail provide amenities for the future.

Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will - Shelving, Beam
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Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will - Beam
© Blake Marvin Photography

Originally designed for another era and purpose, its most remarkable feature is the reuse of the building itself. The LEED Gold-targeted rehabilitation averts the relocation of a 500,000 sf building to landfill and features recycled materials -- including much of the exposed wood used for stair treads, countertops and wall finishes -- from century-old wooden pilings uncovered during the demolition of the original Transbay Terminal nearby.  It leverages its unique assets--immense floor plates capable of accommodating a breathtaking new atrium, and a fixed shell that focused bold and spectacular moves inwardly. The design team created a one-of-a-kind experience for employees and visitors.

Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will - Beam
© Blake Marvin Photography

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Address:375 Beale St #800, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States

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Cite: "Bay Area Metro Center / Perkins+Will" 16 Aug 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/877823/bay-area-metro-center-perkins-plus-will> ISSN 0719-8884

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