San Francisco’s “Eastern Neighborhoods” district is undergoing significant rezoning as a reaction to the bursting of the dot-com bubble. The site for this project is one block from South Park, the epicenter of the dot.com movement. It is currently a surface parking lot. Our client has asked us to design a four story office building with street level commercial uses.

The proposed design is rectangular in plan, set back on the south side for optimal sun exposure. In response to the new zoning guidelines, and to create a viable street level, the scheme includes an entry courtyard and a semi-private, elevated outdoor space. The design is scaled to fit comfortably among neighboring buildings, and as a visual terminus of the side street with sight lines from South Park.