摘要: |
Serif Residences and the Line Hotel are both located in a 12-story, mixed-use residential building with 200,000 ft~2 (19,000 m~2) of residential space for the Serif and 140,000 ft~2 (13,000 m~2) of space for the Line hotel on a triangular block in downtown San Francisco, Calif. The scale of this project was influenced by adjacent buildings and the challenging proportions of the triangular site. The Serif has 242 residences comprising studios and one- and two-bedroom homes. The Line Hotel has 236 guest rooms, as well as retail and dining. The structure wraps around the irregular site, culminating in a flatiron corner at Market and Turk Streets. It has a distinctive, bright white facade and floor-to-ceiling windows. Early in the design process, the architect considered a metal panel rainscreen, precast concrete, and glass-fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) as potential materials to achieve the three-dimensional faceted facade. Ultimately, GFRC proved the most advantageous due to its light weight and its simplicity of detailing and installation. The owner selected Willis Construction of San Juan Bautista, Calif., for the GFRC. |