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Pier One Historic Renovation/Adaptive Re-use

San Francisco, California 

Originally constructed in 1932, the building remains an example of classic San Francisco waterfront architecture and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.   Horton Lees Brogden's scope of work included interior and exterior lighting for the historic building, as well as the adaptive reuse as an office building.  HLB collaborated with the architectural team of SMWM and Tom Eliot Fisch Architects who was the associate architect for the Interiors for the Port Offices.  The work included lighting for all public areas including meeting rooms, exhibit space, and public waterfront access.  HLB designed various office lighting systems for over 50,000 square feet of space including the relocated offices of the Port of San Francisco, AMB Realty, and the venture capital firm Weston Presidio.  Daylighting studies helped assess the need for additional skylights and the appropriate levels of electrical illumination.

Exterior lighting included general illumination of the Pier for nighttime public access, limited façade lighting to comply with BCDC design standards, and the extension to the south side of the Pier to provide an exterior assembly space adjacent to the public meeting rooms.

Pier One, next to San Francisco's Ferry Building, was once home to the C&H Sugar Company.  As part of the busy Port of San Francisco, ships would dock at one side of the Pier and trains would arrive on the opposite side of the Pier.  Train tracks that were once part of a rail system along the Embarcadero operated by the Port of San Francisco still run through the public lobby and connect to the public access areas of the Pier.

This project's lighting design has received an IIDA Award of Merit as well as an AIA Top 10 Green Project Award.