Rincon Green

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Detail of the City facing elevation. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

View of the courtyard looking out of the portal towards the City. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

View of the courtyard looking out towards the new public park. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Outdoor kitchen and BBQ on the roof. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

The solar heated rooftop hot tub with the San Francisco skyline. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Typical corridor. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Typical unit interior. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

One bedroom apartment interior. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Image: Rien van Rijthoven

The sawtooth elevation focusses views to the downtown skyline. Image: Rien van Rijthoven

Emerald Fund's Oz Erickson introduces Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim at the Rincon Green grand opening.

View from the corner of Harrison and Fremont Streets into the proposed public park.

Perspective showing the proposed widening and greening of the Harrison Street sidewalk, including a stairway to the park and the garage entry.

Preliminary sketch of Rincon Green with the new public park in front.

A towering portal connects the park and the building's private courtyard.

A reverse view of the portal, from the courtyard looking out toward the park.

Apartments on the park will feature stoops and patios, connecting them to the larger green space.

Rincon Green design as it relates to its high rise urban context.

Harrison Street elevation.

Fremont Street elevation.

Section.

Site plan.

The "sawtooth edge" of the building affords each unit an unobstructed view of downtown, including the Millenium Tower.

Concept sketch: Deep plantings along the widened sidewalk obscure the garage and create a green view for the neighboring high-rise.

Concept sketch: This aerial view shows the public park as it relates to the new housing.

Concept sketch: An early exploration of the way the widened sidewalk and new park might relate.

An early exploration of approaches to the site.

Concept sketch: Exploration of building character.

The zippy Rincon Green leasing trailer across Harrison Street did the trick: The building is fully occupied.

July 2012: The concrete superstructure of the building is complete.