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SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM
OF MODERN ART
PARKING STRUCTURE
San Francisco, California
A tight site between two landmark buildings, a modest budget, a curious mix of uses including a future element exposed roof-top sculpture garden, were quite a challenge for a humble parking garage that must accommodate up to 413 cars. In order to create a structure that would serve as a supportive, respectful background to two monumental buildings and would maintain budget-limits, the architects selected concrete masonry. The versatility of the material allowed the designers to take a modest stance, that does not mimic, yet achieves the level of design befitting the “backyard” of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Concrete masonry also provided an efficient response to San Francisco’s seismic challenges, using combined moment frame and concrete masonry shear wall structure. In addition, the solid-grouted CMU shear walls serve to maintain the required four hour fire-resistive separation at the lot lines.
At the pedestrian level the garage takes on the look and feel of neighboring retail – art galleries and cafes - with an embellished storefront. Simply detailed vitrines showcase the museum’s program graphics and provide display space for exhibits that meet the city’s “one percent for art” stipulation. Awnings and ornamental grillwork on the openings of the second floor add to the interest and pedestrian scale of the structure base.
ARCHITECT
Hornberger +
Worstell,
Architects & Planners
170 Maiden Lane, Sixth
Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Mark R. Hornberger,
AIA
Principal for Design
Paul Adamson, AIA
Project Architect
Rozan Gacasan
Project Manager
Jury Comments:
" I like the simplicity of the design and the materials and the way it is contextual and blends into the background between two very recognizable buildings, very simply done.”
" It’ s a fantastic use of the material for the building to be built in the City. It is a wonderful use of showing how concrete masonry units can be used for buildings such as this. It is very clean and very crisp, nicely detailed.”
" I am impressed by the simplicity. I like how the corners are articulated with lights and recesses, very nice refinement to the design. There is definitely a pedestrian feel along the streets with the windows being used as displays. The colors are beautiful. The darker colors of the SFMOMA along with the color of this ramp not only gives it a distinct background, but it gives it a tie-in to the facility that it serves.”
