1 Kearny

An amalgam of three buildings, one new and two existing (from different eras), forms a new single office building with retail uses on lower floors. The new building on one side plus an existing Annex on the other side function as “seismic bookends” that support the original 1902 structure without intrusive intervention.

The original French Empire style building was constructed in 1902 and survived the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. An Annex was constructed in the mid-1960′s, one of Charles Moore’s first built designs. Our new building takes its design cues from both architectural styles while inserting a contemporary timestamp.

A richly textured glass and aluminum facade, tempered by terra cotta panels, contrasts the nearby buildings in the architecturally conservative downtown historic district.