과거와 현재가 공존한다. 과거의 흔적들은 공간을 구획하고, 유지하는 주요한 구조체로, 현재의 공간 속에 새로운 디자인 요소들과 조화를 이룬다. 샌프란시스코 에 위치한 웨어하우스를 리노베이션한 이번 오피스 프로젝트는 그런한 점에서 시사하는 바가 크다. 필요한 부분만을 덜어낸 건축의 합리성은 주요 구조부재인 기존 우드팀버 위에 메자닛층을 신설하기 위한 보강된 스틸보강재와 같이 최소한의 건축으로 효율적인 비즈니스 환경을 구성한다. 여기에 벽돌벽은 아늑하며 포근한 공간을 형성하기 위한 디자인 요소로 재사용되며 새로 마감된 우드후로링과 묘한 신,구의 조화를 이룬다. 건축의 합리성은 무조건적인 새로운 것의 지향이 아니라 최소한의 건축으로 공간의 기능적, 심미적 만족감을 충족하는 일이다.
reviewed by SJ
For Tolleson, a nationally recognized branding and creative agency, relocation to 560 Pacific in San Francisco’s Barbary Coast represents the third iteration and evolution of its studio space in partnership with Huntsman Architectural Group and Design Workshops. Formerly the home and showroom for the Amtico flooring company, this two-story masonry and timber warehouse embodies many of the rustic characteristics found in Tolleson’s earlier offices, such as exposed brick walls and wood trusses, wood floors, and skylights.
The building owner, Birmingham Development, specializes in the
redevelopment of unique and historic properties in San Francisco and
also served as the general contractor for this turnkey office delivery.
Working in tandem with Birmingham, Huntsman began to evaluate ways to
fit Tolleson’s program into the 11,000 square foot upper floor through
retrofitting and augmenting the structure while preserving the
building’s character.
Architects: Huntsman Architectural Group
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Design Team: Bill Puetz, Alison Woolf, Gregory Dumont, Elise Beaty
Area: 11,000 sqft
Year: 2012
Photographs: David Wakely
Owner: Steve Tolleson, Tolleson Design
Building Architects: Christian Maarse
General Contractor: Birmingham Development
Coming from a 3,500 square foot space, Tolleson wanted its new office to better relate to how the firm currently works with its clients. This translated into a suite of spaces catering to client engagement, an expansion of the studio, and the addition of specialty functions such as video and audio editing and a photography studio. Huntsman planned the long, shoebox footprint of the building to maximize efficiency and functionality while clarifying circulation. As visitors enter the building, they ascend to the second floor where reception and lounge await. At the helm of the office, a light-filled library, reading area, and lounge are adjacent to the main conference room. Collaborating with Design Workshops, Huntsman designed this room to read as a floating volume within the warehouse space.
Many of the features of the original Tolleson office come into play
in the new location; the reception desk is made of hot rolled steel – a
technique that defined the design direction of the original studio.
Timber trusses and posts were bead-blasted to reflect the redwood’s
natural warmth and color. New steel beams form the edges of the room and
define a contrast with the original construction. A series of four-foot
wide pivoting doors connect the conference room to the surrounding
public spaces. Rippled glass panels hark back to the design elements of
the first Tolleson office and provide translucency while maintaining
privacy.
Anchored by the public areas on the south end, the studio is centrally
situated on the floor. On one side, open collaborative areas house flat
files and a shared bar-height table for impromptu meetings. The other
side features a photo studio and audio/video editing room. Full-height
steel doors and wall panels wrap the photo studio and editing room and
their surface offers an opportunity for designers to fasten work in
progress via elegant magnets. An opening in the ceiling allows natural
light from rooftop monitors to permeate the two spines of circulation. A
magnetic back-painted glass marker board offers another neutral canvas
for displaying client work. Mid-century icons like Eames’ LCW chairs
nestle around a string of hand-dimpled copper lamps in the war room, a
more private environment for design teams to brainstorm often
confidential concepts and campaigns.
The communal kitchen and break room space anchor the north side of the
studio. Natural and rustic materials once again articulate the restored
warehouse aesthetic. Materials sourced locally, such as the tiles from
Heath Ceramics and a slab of marble, make up the backsplash of the
kitchen wall. Design Workshops fabricated cabinetry that elegantly
conceals kitchen appliances, as well as a custom bar-height counter lit
by a Marcel Wanders designed lamp. Eames DSR chairs make the perfect
companion to an oversized white oak dining table.
The mezzanine houses business functions such as accounting and operations. A staircase comprised of open timber treads and forged steel railings reveals the activity in the reception and studio below. Much like the lower level, the upper open space is flanked by two volumes – a lounge and a private office. On the far side, the employee lounge takes on a more casual feel. Moveable table allow teams to easily reconfigure the room for project pin-ups and review. On the other side, the office, belonging to Tolleson’s president, sits directly above the main conference room. Reclaimed barn wood surrounds the conference room and extends up into the office, seamlessly forming its interior walls. The building’s original timber trusses frame the view from this perch across the light-filled public zone below and towards the activity of the Barbary Coast neighborhood beyond.
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