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Ali <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1BA90275-0048-437 F-ACEC-13F73597F313 <br />E - _ <br />THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, <br />PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING <br />San Francisco, California <br />Combining Power Regeneration with <br />Vertical Design <br />As part of an overall plan to deconstruct Its once <br />aging Hall of Justice, the City of San Francisco <br />built new police headquarters In Mission Bay. <br />The building's broader role brings a sense of <br />civic well-being to an emerging neighborhood, <br />where shiny offices and condo developments are <br />Islands surrounded by empty lots. The complex <br />also Includes the local police and fire station and <br />a 230-space parking garage for fleet vehicles. <br />The 1930's brick firehouse, that was once the <br />only building on the lot, was Incorporated and <br />converted Into a community meeting space. <br />The architects' plan was to develop a seismically <br />sound facility that "felt civic and Inviting, not <br />bunker -like and heavy,' despite the various <br />security Issues. To keep thefloorpiate relatively <br />thin, the building was designed as a Z-shaped <br />tower of four floors, which houses the police <br />headquarters, sitting atop a two-story plinth <br />that contains the local fire and police stations. A <br />large cross-section of the center of the "Z' which <br />Is partially transparent to both cross -streets, <br />showcases a monumental Interior staircase. <br />The architects also used a lot of glass on the <br />building's most public face, on Third Street, In <br />order to convey a sense of civic transparency. <br />Syska's role on the project was to design the <br />vertical transportation system. One feature of <br />our design Included an energy -efficient elevator <br />system that used regenerative drive and enabled <br />power to be restored back Into the building's <br />electrical supply. <br />The team worked closely with the architect to <br />preserve the historical fabric of the building. <br />Project Features <br />Police station <br />Assembly space <br />Office space <br />Command center <br />Holding facility <br />Parking structure <br />Community space <br />Historic fire house <br />Architect <br />Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects <br />HOK <br />Services Provided <br />Vertical Transportation <br />Size <br />300,000 sf <br />Completion Date <br />2015 <br />Construction Cost <br />$164,000,000 <br />Sustainability <br />FFFD Gold <br />