SAN FRANSISCO

Post Street Gallery

A jewel box of Beaux-Arts San Francisco, built shortly after 1906 and associated with Belgian architect Charles Rousseau, suffered from decades of neglect and abandonment. Through new concrete & steel foundations, waterproofing, and structural rehabilitation, it stands for another hundred years. Terra-cotta detailing was faithfully replicated but the fenestration and interior was vastly improved from the original with a new full height basement, heavy timber trusses, oversized windows, and a parquet floor of walnut.

Team

Architect Elmer Lin, Hong Liu,

Lighting Engineer Ross Weller

Contractor Plant Construction

Structural Engineer Murphy Burr Curry

MEP Engineer MHC Engineers

Geotechnical Engineer Langan Treadwell Rollo

Waterproofing Consultant Neuman Sloat/Blanco Arch.

Photography Brad Knipstein

TYPOLOGY
Commercial

DATE
Spring 2016

MATERIALS
Exterior terracotta, walnut parquet floors, douglas fir trusswork, polished concrete, Amerlux, Aion, Halo, B-K, Bega lighting, Duravit & Geberit plumbing fixtures