Jackson Square Workplace Renovation
Located in San Francisco’s historic Jackson Square District, this new workplace for a financial firm brings light and warmth to an 1887 masonry building. Originally constructed as a livery stable and carriage house, the Kentucky Stables Building was converted to office space in the 1970s. A series of significant alterations, including two floors with very low floor heights, had resulted in a dark and dated workplace. Our intervention removes a portion of the third floor, creating three tall floors through which daylight filters down from a pair of skylights. Minimal structural reinforcement was required, relying on prior retrofits and strategic removal rather than addition. A new stair connects all four levels from the nearly 14-foot-tall lobby, which doubles as a reception area and event space. A double-layer facade with a system of operable glass partitions allows this floor to be reconfigured in a number of ways—creating an enclosed terrace, or fully opening the lobby to the street.
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