comment
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook Community Rowing Boathouse Indian Springs Metropolitan Authority, James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center Mattapan Branch, Boston Public Library Northwestern Division Police Substation Charles Benenson Visitor Center and Gallery at the Omi International Art Center Sava Pool Seattle StreetcarThe Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center & Smith Education Center Virginia Avenue Park Expansion Whistler Public Library Sava Pool
Completion Date: December 2008
Owner: City and County of San Francisco
Based on what you have seen and read about this project, how would you grade it? Use the stars below to indicate your assessment, five stars being the highest rating.
Program: A 16,400-square-foot public swimming pool.
Design concept and solution: The Sava Pool, designed for both recreational and competitive functions, is situated at the southern end of a public park between a vehicular thoroughfare and a residential neighborhood. The pool is composed of compact interlocking cast-in-place forms atop a plinth. The exposed concrete is contrasted with an aluminum curtainwall and hand-crafted tiles; the natatorium is housed in a form with glazing on all sides.
Gross square footage:
4200 sq. ft.
Site size:
120 acres
Total construction cost:
$1,200,000
Architect:
Mark Cavagnero Associates
1045 Sansome St., Ste. 200
San Francisco, CA 94111
T: 415 398 6944
F: 415 398 6943
www.cavagnero.com
Paulett Taggart Architects
501 Greenwich Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
P 415 956 1116
F 415 956 0528
www.ptarc.com
|
|
Video
Sign in to Comment
To write a comment about this story, please sign in. If this is your first time commenting on this site, you will be required to fill out a brief registration form. Your public username will be the beginning of the email address that you enter into the form (everything before the @ symbol). Other than that, none of the information that you enter will be publically displayed.