The studio was invited to support the client, Earthprise and HPP with their submission to the RFP for the rehabilitation of Piers 30 – 32 released by the Port of San Francisco. The client was required to submit a financial offer and model for the future development of the Piers, supported with a high level vision of the site.
Pier 30 – 32 situated along the Embarcadero on the seafront in San Francisco. The site is currently used as a carpark with 1,000 space. Occasionally the site is used for recreational events such as volley ball tours and X games (extreme ports). The eastern edge is still intermittently used as a deep-water berth, for berthing for Navy ships.
The Cove is a new destination for this often overlooked stretch of the Embarcadero, a steppingstone between the hubs of Oracle Park to the South and the Ferry Building to the North.
On approach, the first things you notice are the gentle ebb and flow of the roof line of the new buildings, and a new sculpture just set back from the promenade draws your attention to the covered entry. Walking over the bridge you pass a stand selling flowers and the smell of fresh ground coffee greets you before emerging into The Cove. The bay is framed in front of you as you walk past children playing in a fountain on the plaza. You move through the rolling terraced green space down towards the native wetlands and a boardwalk, a floating route that allows you to experience the bay ecology up close.
The Cove is naturally sheltered and framed by the new timber, low rise buildings that stretch out and wrap around the ecological heart. The structures echo the forms of the historic pier sheds and their arrangement is truly contemporary. Solar shingles catch the suns light on the roofs.
The buildings themselves while fully connected are articulated to give a varied perimeter and internal user experience, maximizing views across the water and opportunities for potential maritime uses. The floors provide great flexible workspace, while the walkable ground level is sprinkled with a variety of retail. Guided by the Living Building Challenge, The Cove seeks to have the lightest environmental impact, a net zero carbon, all electric, net positive water sustainable community that puts a new type of public space at its core.
The studio was invited to support the client, Earthprise and HPP with their submission to the RFP for the rehabilitation of Piers 30 – 32 released by the Port of San Francisco. The client was required to submit a financial offer and model for the future development of the Piers, supported with a high level vision of the site.
Pier 30 – 32 situated along the Embarcadero on the seafront in San Francisco. The site is currently used as a carpark with 1,000 space. Occasionally the site is used for recreational events such as volley ball tours and X games (extreme ports). The eastern edge is still intermittently used as a deep-water berth, for berthing for Navy ships.
The Cove is a new destination for this often overlooked stretch of the Embarcadero, a steppingstone between the hubs of Oracle Park to the South and the Ferry Building to the North.
On approach, the first things you notice are the gentle ebb and flow of the roof line of the new buildings, and a new sculpture just set back from the promenade draws your attention to the covered entry. Walking over the bridge you pass a stand selling flowers and the smell of fresh ground coffee greets you before emerging into The Cove. The bay is framed in front of you as you walk past children playing in a fountain on the plaza. You move through the rolling terraced green space down towards the native wetlands and a boardwalk, a floating route that allows you to experience the bay ecology up close.
The Cove is naturally sheltered and framed by the new timber, low rise buildings that stretch out and wrap around the ecological heart. The structures echo the forms of the historic pier sheds and their arrangement is truly contemporary. Solar shingles catch the suns light on the roofs.
The buildings themselves while fully connected are articulated to give a varied perimeter and internal user experience, maximizing views across the water and opportunities for potential maritime uses. The floors provide great flexible workspace, while the walkable ground level is sprinkled with a variety of retail. Guided by the Living Building Challenge, The Cove seeks to have the lightest environmental impact, a net zero carbon, all electric, net positive water sustainable community that puts a new type of public space at its core.`
