{"id":84328,"date":"2022-11-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=84328"},"modified":"2022-11-03T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T13:42:45","slug":"fiber-reinforced-polymer-shades-increase-a-san-francisco-buildings-usable-daylight-while-integrating-the-building-into-a-changing-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/fiber-reinforced-polymer-shades-increase-a-san-francisco-buildings-usable-daylight-while-integrating-the-building-into-a-changing-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiber-reinforced Polymer Shades Increase a San Francisco Building\u2019s Usable Daylight while Integrating the Building into a Changing Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2nd Place, Whole Building<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

633 Folsom is a building reuse story focused on embodied and operational carbon reductions, a novel fa\u00e7ade system designed to increase usable daylight throughout the workplace, and the client\u2019s re-investment and commitment to the next generation of the downtown San Francisco working community. When approaching a once-in-a-generation full-building vacancy, the client strategically planned for a renovation meeting the demands of a new workforce and changing neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with Gensler, the client established occupant wellbeing and access to daylight as critical to future occupancy. The original black glass was foreboding from the sidewalk and interior experience. A new solution required the integration of building performance and an aesthetic offering to the increasingly pedestrian qualities of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n