CENTER FOR URBAN SPACE & CULTURE

The 'Center for Urban Space & Culture' is a proposal for the integration of San Francisco Public Spaces and cultural institutions in a non-traditional high-rise. The project is located in the south market neighborhood in the corner of Howard St. and Second St, few blocks from the financial district and some of the most prestigious San Francisco cultural institutions. The proposal seeks to provide a new type of public space/building, where the people of San Francisco can learn, relax, play, shop and appreciate art, and the same time redefine the traditional extruded and stacked floors high-rise.

USC Fall 2015 - Architecture design Studio V - Comprehensive Studio

<< Initial abstract studies of the idea of city as a Body, Site, Ground relationship, Site'ing & Verticality

Concept Diagrams exploring the idea of fragmentation and deconstruction of traditional high-rise typology >>

Each of the interlocking geometric forms house different programs, such as library, gallery space, multipurpose performance hall and roof garden. Each of them are connected by elevators and primary through large exterior pathways, ramps, and spaces, where the general public can be used for different type of activities.

The interstitial spaces between the two facade and the geometric forms creates a variation of spatial quality that provides unique spatial experience for the user. The design takes advantage of this complex spaces by providing performance spaces such as outdoor amphitheaters, viewing areas, lounging areas, and leisure walkways.