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The post-and-beam structure of a turn-of-the-century brewing company warehouse in San Francisco serves as a framework for a new building envelope and interior. Developed by Aidlin Darling Design and Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders, the LEED gold project includes office space and a restaurant, Bar Agricole (which has a LEED platinum rating for tenant improvement).

Warehouse to Wowhouse

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Warehouse to Wowhouse

  • The post-and-beam structure of a turn-of-the-century brewing company warehouse in San Francisco serves as a framework for a new building envelope and interior. Developed by Aidlin Darling Design and Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders, the LEED gold project includes office space and a restaurant, Bar Agricole (which has a LEED platinum rating for tenant improvement).

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    The post-and-beam structure of a turn-of-the-century brewing company warehouse in San Francisco serves as a framework for a new building envelope and interior. Developed by Aidlin Darling Design and Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders, the LEED gold project includes office space and a restaurant, Bar Agricole (which has a LEED platinum rating for tenant improvement).

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    Matthew Millman

    The post-and-beam structure of a turn-of-the-century brewing company warehouse in San Francisco serves as a framework for a new building envelope and interior. Developed by Aidlin Darling Design and Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders, the LEED gold project includes office space and a restaurant, Bar Agricole (which has a LEED platinum rating for tenant improvement).

  • Interior view from second floor reception desk toward the exterior. New operable windows and skylights enable cross-ventilation and allow warmer air to exhaust.

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    Interior view from second floor reception desk toward the exterior. New operable windows and skylights enable cross-ventilation and allow warmer air to exhaust.

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    Interior view from second floor reception desk toward the exterior. New operable windows and skylights enable cross-ventilation and allow warmer air to exhaust.

  • Interior view from building lobby to steel bridge at second floor. The simple, clear volumes of the new stair enclosures, conference rooms, and restrooms are carefully integrated into the rhythm of the existing structure.

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    Interior view from building lobby to steel bridge at second floor. The simple, clear volumes of the new stair enclosures, conference rooms, and restrooms are carefully integrated into the rhythm of the existing structure.

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    Francis Dzikowski

    Interior view from building lobby to steel bridge at second floor. The simple, clear volumes of the new stair enclosures, conference rooms, and restrooms are carefully integrated into the rhythm of the existing structure.

  • Interior view from the bridge into the second-floor reception area. Interior partitions include operable clerestory windows to ensure airflow through each space.

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    Interior view from the bridge into the second-floor reception area. Interior partitions include operable clerestory windows to ensure airflow through each space.

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    Francis Dzikowski

    Interior view from the bridge into the second-floor reception area. Interior partitions include operable clerestory windows to ensure airflow through each space.

  • Conference room interior, with stippled light from the exterior zinc skin. The perforated skin allows for daylight, fresh air, and solar shading while maintaining the historic "monolithic" aspects of the building, designer Joshua Darling says.

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    Conference room interior, with stippled light from the exterior zinc skin. The perforated skin allows for daylight, fresh air, and solar shading while maintaining the historic "monolithic" aspects of the building, designer Joshua Darling says.

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    Francis Dzikowski

    Conference room interior, with stippled light from the exterior zinc skin. The perforated skin allows for daylight, fresh air, and solar shading while maintaining the historic "monolithic" aspects of the building, designer Joshua Darling says.

  • More than 75% of all construction debris was recycled or reused. A 30kW photovoltaic array produces over 70% of the building's annual electricity load. A living roof is planted with drought-resistant native species, and a variety of permeable paving strategies allow stormwater to drain directly to the water table rather than heading into San Francisco Bay. Additionally, recycling and compost generated by the building occupants is collected at each floor.

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    More than 75% of all construction debris was recycled or reused. A 30kW photovoltaic array produces over 70% of the building's annual electricity load. A living roof is planted with drought-resistant native species, and a variety of permeable paving strategies allow stormwater to drain directly to the water table rather than heading into San Francisco Bay. Additionally, recycling and compost generated by the building occupants is collected at each floor.

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    Matthew Millman

    More than 75% of all construction debris was recycled or reused. A 30kW photovoltaic array produces over 70% of the building's annual electricity load. A living roof is planted with drought-resistant native species, and a variety of permeable paving strategies allow stormwater to drain directly to the water table rather than heading into San Francisco Bay. Additionally, recycling and compost generated by the building occupants is collected at each floor.

Location: San Francisco

Contractor: Dan Pelsinger and Dan Matarozzi, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders, San Francisco

Designer: Aidlin Darling Design, San Francisco

The structure of this turn-of-the-century brewing company warehouse serves as the framework for a new building envelope and interior that now houses offices and an organic restaurant/bar. “The intent was to keep and refurbish two of the things that had any value: the concrete foundation and the Douglas fir post-and-beam structure,” says Joshua Aidlin, who was on the project team.

Since the building is on the National Register of Historic Places, the city’s planning department placed strict limitations on the fenestration and on the corrugated siding. But light and air were needed. The solution: replace the original siding with a zinc skin perforated with small holes that allow light and air to pass through to new windows hidden behind.

Inside, a minimal number of elements were integrated into the existing structure. Metal and glass apertures inserted into the original frame open up the interior. The largest of these areas is a bridge traversing the two-story lobby terminating as a reception desk for second-floor offices. The designers also used a number of sustainable building strategies (see "Good Bones"). Judges praised the “exceptional design that retains the [original] materiality but reinvents it.”

—Stacey Freed, senior editor, REMODELING.