Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Perkins + Will overhauls a boring concrete warehouse into beautiful LEED Gold offices

At first glance, it’s hard to imagine that this gorgeous light-filled building was once an uninspiring concrete monolith. It’s a testament to the architectural might of Perkins + Will, which transformed the 1940s military warehouse in San Francisco into the LEED Gold-certified Bay Area Metro Center. Constructed with recycled materials, this eight-story adaptive reuse project features soaring ceilings with state-of-the-art offices, community hearing spaces, a boardroom, and ground floor retail. Located...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/perkins-will-overhauls-a-boring-concrete-warehouse-into-beautiful-leed-gold-offices
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