388 Fulton

San Francisco City Hall framed by the complementary curves of 388 Fulton and Richardson Apartments.

The complementary curves of 388 Fulton (left) and Richardson Apartments (right) across Fulton Street.

Complementary curves facing off on Fulton Street.

View north on Gough.

Fulton Street view toward City Hall.

388 Fulton microunits atop a new neighborhood doughnut shop.

Custom tile by Fireclay makes the mega-bay.

View to the south on Gough Street.

The sushi restaurant Robin brightens the sidewalk along Gough Street.

Sunny 388 Fulton, the adjacent Boys & Girls Club, and SF City Hall.

Curved mega-bay elevation along Fulton Street.

Sunshade and Fireclay tile detail.

Sunshades.

Sunshades.

Sunshades at work.

The main residential entrance, opening into a courtyard, on Fulton Street.

Winter light on the Fulton Street sidewalk, with Johnny Doughnuts street frontage.

The glazed tiles on the large bay reflect back the light of the sky.

Entry gate with "Feng Shui-compliant" entry courtyard beyond.

Entry gate with “Feng Shui-compliant” entry courtyard beyond.

Residential entry by night.

The residential courtyard, looking from the bicycle parking toward the entrance gate.

The high-end bike room with direct street entrance.

The high-end bike room with direct street entrance.

Seating in the entry courtyard.

Entry courtyard with K door.

Courtyard and entry lobby.

We collaborated with the Office of Charles DeLisle on the interiors.

The roof deck has several seating zones, an outdoor TV, and surrounding city views.

The roof deck with BBQ, al fresco TV, and lounging area.

The model micro-unit built-in storage bed.

One of the micro-unit models.

The living area of a 2-bedroom corner unit in the curved bay.

The kitchen of a micro-unit featuring built-in small but high end appliances.

The kitchen of a 2-bedroom unit featuring built-in appliances.

A 2012 aerial photograph with a digital rendering of 388 Fulton digital inserted.

The development of 300 Ivy and 388 Fulton continues the reparation of the neighborhood damage caused by the collapse and removal of the Central Freeway.

Rendering: Fulton Street view toward City Hall.

Rendering: Gough Street.

Rendering: Fulton Street looking west.

Fulton Street residential entry to the "Feng Shui-compliant" entry court.

Computer visualization of courtyard looking out toward Fulton Street main residential entry.

Computer visualization of lobby.

Digital visualization of the rooftop amenity space.

Sketch view of ground level courtyard and entry.

Sketch view of the proposed Bike Station facing Gough Street.

Diagram: The positive and negative forms of 388 Fulton and Richardson Apartments across the street make a frame for the City Hall dome two blocks away.

The Central Freeway demolition freed up a significant number of sites.

The Central Freeway demolition freed up a significant number of sites. DBA has built three buildings in this immediate neighborhood. 388 Fulton's location is highlighted in green.

View of studio kitchen and storage.

The windows in the curved mega-bay have a custom extra-deep extrusion to accommodate the thickness of the glazed tiles.

This early analysis from Ecotect shows the relative amount of solar radiation that would hit each window for different times of the day and year, including shade from the building, neighboring buildings, and sunshades. After several iterations, the design minimizes solar radiation during the afternoons in late spring and early fall, particularly into studio units with challenging western exposure.

Proposed sunshades for the south- and west-facing windows based on solar diagrams of each facade.

Solar diagram of the "tapered-L" sunshade facing south.

Micro-studio unit plan and elevation.

Site plan.

Upper level plan.