Hall of Justice Replacement Jail Project
On December 15, 2015, the Board of Supervisors rejected the proposed 384-bed RDF and verbally directed the Department of Real Estate to begin negotiating the acquisition of parcels on the proposed site.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Hospital construction was financed by an $887.4 million bond, overwhelming passed by San Francisco voters in 2008. San Francisco Public Works managed construction of the building that was designed by Fong & Chan Architects and built by Webcor Builders, with executive management by Jacobs Engineering. The facility is now officially known as the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
California Academy of Sciences
We provided project management services during design and construction of the California Academy of Sciences project, which opened to the public in September 2008. The Academy contains a natural history museum, the Steinhart Aquarium, and the Morrison Planetarium. In addition, it houses an impressive collection of 18 million research specimens, which date back to Charles Darwin. The Academy is the largest public LEED platinum building in the world.
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Originally constructed for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is one of the monumental buildings surrounding Civic Center Plaza. The building was identified as a seismic risk and was included as part of the voter approved 1990 Earthquake Safety Program Phase 2 (ESP2) to be seismically upgraded.
San Francisco War Memorial Opera House
On October 17, 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake caused widespread damage to the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. San Franciscans reacted decisively by approving a bond measure of $332 million to repair and seismically upgrade a number of civic buildings, including $49.5 million for the Opera House. Key elements involved in the restoration of this historic landmark were the seismic retrofits, assessibility, upgrading of all theatrical systems with state-of-the-art technology and restoration of the historic finishes to the facility.
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Headquarters
In May, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), San Francisco chapter, recognized Public Works with two awards for its project at 525 Golden Gate Avenue; the new home of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The project won for its ‘Integrated Project Delivery’ a best practice that results in improved coordination and a timely delivery. It also won for ‘Excellence in Unbuilt Design.’ Visit AIA's 2010 San Francisco Design Awards program for more information.
San Francisco City Hall Seismic Upgrade
City Hall, known as the “Crown Jewel” of San Francisco’s historic Civic Center, suffered extensive damage during the Loma Prieta Earthquake. The necessary seismic upgrade, financed by the Earthquake Safety Program Phase II, provided the impetus to restore the building’s architectural beauty as well as bring it into the 21st century with state of the art technology.
Pier 27 Cruise Ship Terminal
The Port of San Francisco retained the services of Public Works to oversee the development of the existing Pier 27 into a new primary cruise ship terminal and public plaza. We provided overall project management and landscape architectural services for the construction of this significant capital project. The joint venture of KMD Architects and Pfau Long Architecture provided the architectural and engineering services.
Moscone Expansion Project
Our project management team is working with the San Francisco Tourism Improvement District Management Corporation to implement a $500 million improvement and expansion of the Moscone Convention Center. This project will add more contiguous exhibition space to the Moscone Center, allowing it to remain competitive on a national scale.
The expansion project will add more than 305,000 square feet of functional area, including new exhibition space, new meeting rooms and pre-function space, new ballroom space, new kitchen and other support areas.
Moscone Center Capital Improvement Program
Public Works worked with the San Francisco Tourism Improvement District Management Corporation (TID) to implement a series of tenant improvements at the Moscone Convention Center’s South, North and West buildings. The project not only upgraded the facilities, but employed a branding strategy to enhance convention visitors’ memories of San Francisco. The branding vision, as developed by HOK Architects, showcases our diverse cultures and communities within the natural beauty of Northern California, using a creative, colorful, bright and modern palette.
