https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2245 en-us A new 12,000-square-foot building by TEF Design and Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design restores the glimmer of a 60s-era utility substation in the Tenderloin neighborhood.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14327 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 09:59:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14327-larkin-street-substation-addition-illuminates-an-industrial-corner-in-san-francisco Dimmable LED lights, programmed to pulsate across the facade, and a living wall that repeats the checkerboard pattern in greenery, enliven the utility building. Photo © Mikiko Kikuyama The reinforced polymer panels that form the articulated facade are only a quarter-inch thick, but resemble concrete in color and aggregate finish. Photo © Mikiko Kikuyama Image courtesy TEF Design 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 goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) The steely body of KPF’s new shell for this museum’s existing structure is vibrant, yet the lighting was configured to minimize light pollution.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11819 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11819-dark-sky-design-petersen-automotive-museum-by-kpf-and-horton-lees-brogden Petersen Automotive Museum | Kohn Pedersen Fox & HLB Lighting Design Photo © Raimund Kock Photography Photo © Raimund Koch Photography Fortresslike power plants are usually perceived as an intrusion on the visual environment. But the San Francisco utility giant PG&E has long taken exception to that truism.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11496 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11496-pge-mission-substation PG&E Mission Substation Illuminosa spotlighted Robert B. Howard’s Power and Light bas-reliefs and illuminated the partly resin-clad ventilation shaft from within. Photo © Bruce Damonte PG&E Mission Substation TEF Design repaired and replaced concrete panels on Mission Substation’s Hyde Street elevation. Photo © Bruce Damonte PG&E Mission Substation The facility’s Mission Street elevation is a modern composition of curved volumes framed by classical elements, to which newly installed bent-steel fins add a human scale and texture. Streetscape lighting by HLB complements Illuminosa’s treatment of this southeast face. Photo © Bruce Damonte