https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1601-jensen-architects en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17643 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:05:22 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17643-at-india-basin-ggn-and-jensen-architects-revamp-a-once-industrial-stretch-of-san-francisco-shoreline A three-story building in San Francisco, designed to house multiple tenants, is transformed into a colorful and cohesive space for a single client.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14040 Mon, 06 May 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14040-tech-company-office-by-jensen-architects-and-horton-lees-brogden-lighting-design Dichroic glass panels refract light so that the colors you see change as you move, creating a vibrant cafeteria that draws people from the daylit atrium and central stair areas. Photo © Mariko Reed 1905-Lighting-Tech-Company-Office-Jensen-Architects-Horton-Lees-Brogden-Lighting-Design-02.jpg The cafeteria's dichroic glass panels refract light so that the colors you see change as you move, drawing people in from the daylit atrium. Photo © Mariko Reed A central atrium that separates the east and west wings. The architects bisected this skylit volume with stairs to turn it into a high-profile circulation corridor. Photo © Cesar Rubio 1905-Lighting-Tech-Company-Office-Jensen-Architects-Horton-Lees-Brogden-Lighting-Design-04.jpg Pixilated LED displays enliven the office. Photo © Mariko Reed 1905-Lighting-Tech-Company-Office-Jensen-Architects-Horton-Lees-Brogden-Lighting-Design-05.jpg Industrial fixtures and suspended A-lamps invoke a "warehouse turned gallery." Photo © Mariko Reed 1905-Lighting-Tech-Company-Office-Jensen-Architects-Horton-Lees-Brogden-Lighting-Design-06.jpg A backlit artwork over a casual seating area invokes a "warehouse turned gallery." Photo © Mariko Reed The lighting at a flotation therapy center in California is in itself a remedial treatment.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13377 Tue, 08 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13377-float-station-by-jensen-architects A transparent addition allows passersby to view the goings-on inside. Photo © Cesar Rubio The double-height glazing, along with a circular skylight, brings abundant dayllight into the reception area and guest lounge. Photo © Cesar Rubio The double-height glazing, along with a circular skylight, brings abundant dayllight into the reception area and guest lounge. Photo © Cesar Rubio Private treatment rooms feature ceiling cove lighting and illuminated tubs. Walls and ceilings are coated in white epoxy to resist the corrosive effects of salt water. Wood and white quartz rocks for shower floors add a natural element. Photo © Cesar Rubio Station’s luminous, open reception area welcomes visitors. Photo © Cesar Rubio Urban dwellings can feel highly compartmentalized, composed of segregated levels.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11909 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11909-pacific-heights-house-by-jensen-architects Distinguishing the front facade, each volume has a different cladding, including a perforated metal screen for the vertical bifold garage door. Photo © Joe Fletcher The penthouse deck offers spectacular views of the Bay. Photo © Joe Fletcher A waterfall spout over the pool allows it to double as a large water feature. Photo © Joe Fletcher Photo © Joe Fletcher Photo © Joe Fletcher Image courtesy Jensen Architects Image courtesy Jensen Architects A surgical restoration preserves an eccentric artist's singular home in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11483 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11483-close-up-david-irelands-500-capp-street-project-by-architectural-resources-groups-and-jensen-architects 500 Capp Street The house as seen from the corner of Capp Street and 20th Street. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street The living room features custom-made couches, a blowtorch chandelier, and honey-colored polyurethaned walls. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street The dining room with animal skulls is “everybody’s favorite” room. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street A hallway is animated by a sculpture David Ireland made of brooms found on the premises. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street The front parlor, with South China Chairs. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street Some of Ireland’s installations become part of the architecture, such as Copper Window (circa 1978). Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street A second floor rear room. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street Bedroom. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street Jensen Architecture’s addition at the back of the house contains an archive and gallery space, with a rooftop deck. Photo © Henrik Kam 500 Capp Street A stair in the new addition leads down to the archive. Photo © Henrik Kam San Francisco's multitudinous tech start-ups are not only making their mark in economic terms, they're redefining the workspace. 

]]> 1402-next-world-capital-jensen-architects.asp Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7693-next-world Next World Jensen Architects took advantage of existing skylights to create the feeling of a courtyard, designing a conversation pit with industrial overtones such as a cold-rolled steel floor, and also reclaimed barn-wood paneling.   Photo © Mariko Reed Next World The team neutralized the Italianate pastiche on the exterior with a coat of gray paint.   Photo © Mariko Reed Next World Inside, they hung colorful panels of acoustic felt in the private offices.   Photo © Mariko Reed Next World The new boardroom has windows on three sides and a large skylight—shaded for sun—with views of the Transamerica tower’s top.   Photo © Mariko Reed Next World Transparent glass boxes, dubbed “sunrooms,” extend from each office, visually connecting the private spaces with each other and with the circulation corridor.   Photo © Mariko Reed Next World Image courtesy Jensen Architects Northern California &mash; the region that gave birth to Chez Panisse and the French Laundry — is ground zero for the local-food movement, and SHED, an haute general store in the heart of wine country, lets you know it even before you walk through the door.

]]> 1307-shed-jensen-architects.asp Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7948-shed SHED Under the clean geometry of SHED's gabled form, an outdoor seating area and clusters of planter boxes are shaded by a cantilevered deck.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED An open plan, white walls, and polished-concrete floors give SHED an art-gallery feel. The effect carries through to Jensen Architects' custom refrigerator cases'designed as orthogonal vitrines'integrated into the caf' counter.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED Jensen Architects planted a rain garden along the adjacent creek to manage runoff and added two terraces that overlook the water and vegetation.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED Signage printed on perforated metal screens that extend the project's long sides past its front facade.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED A sliding wall reveals and conceals a kitchen to meet the needs of different events and performances.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED A sliding wall reveals and conceals a kitchen to meet the needs of different events and performances.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED Jensen Architects gave SHED's upstairs space a countrified but refined finish with a wooden ceiling lattice made to resemble loading pallets.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED Downstairs, caf' seating and the 'fermentation bar' open to a terrace overlooking the creek and separate the housewares section of the store from farm and gardening tools.   Photo © Mariko Reed SHED   Image courtesy Jensen Architects