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Architects: Perkins&Will
- Area: 48774 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Blake Marvin Photography, David Wakely Photography
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Manufacturers: A-Light, AION, Alkco, Architectural Lighting Works, Bernhardt, Knoll International, Luna Textiles, Martin Brattrud, Northwestern Design, Shaw, i2Systems
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Lead Architects: Cathy Simon, Perkins+Will; Andrew Wolfram, Perkins+Will; Gerry Tierney, Perkins+Will, James Mallery, Perkins+Will; Rosannah Sandoval, Perkins+Will; Aleks Janjic, Perkins+Will; David Bradshaw, Perkins+Will; Bobbie Fisch, TEF Design; Paul Cooper, TEF Design; Paul Loeffler, TEF Design
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.
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