Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts

San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
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San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts

LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects

PHOTOS
Bruce Damonte Photography Inc (9)

STATUS 
Built

SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
San Francisco, CA, United States

CATEGORY
Cultural › Cultural Center Gallery  Educational › University

As part of the transformation of Fort Mason from a historic army base into a thriving nonprofit arts and community center, LMSA led the adaptive reuse of Pier 2 to rehabilitate the landmark shed and to turn the interior into a new campus for the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) - a hub for both undergraduate and graduate studios and public engagement with the arts.

San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
©Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

In Phase I, the historic shed was restored and seismically upgraded with integrated sustainable building systems including a 255KW rooftop photovoltaic solar system.

In Phase II, LMSA transformed the interior volume into a new arts campus for SFAI which includes 160+ studios, public exhibition galleries, performance installation rooms, multipurpose teaching spaces, a black box theater, and a workshop.

San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

The renovation of the historic U.S. Army warehouse preserves the industrial integrity of the landmark structure in strict conformance with the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Historic Rehabilitation, while creating a dynamic new hub for arts activities at Fort Mason Center.

The new SFAI Fort Mason campus joins the historic SFAI Chestnut Street campus to radically advance SFAI’s commitment to positioning artists at the center of public life in the Bay Area and globally.


San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
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