San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – Exterior Facade

San Francisco, CA
A large white curved building rises, horizontal slit windows glowing; surrounded by tall apartment and office towers at dusk, overlooking a city block with lit windows and streets.
Project Info
  • Client: Kreysler & Associates
  • Owner: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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We provided structural engineering design of 60,000 SF of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) panels for Kreysler & Associates, the specialty exterior cladding fabricator. The project made extensive use of direct data transfer from designer-generated 3D models to fabricator’s CNC machines. Transition from originally-planned precast assembly to FRP resulted in considerable savings due to overall reduction in seismic mass. This assembly represents the largest area of FRP panels on a project in the United States.

Large angular white building occupies a downtown block, its ribbed slanted facade pierced by long horizontal windows and terraces, surrounded by high-rise towers above a busy, car-filled street under overcast sky.
A white sculptural museum building (text: "SF MOMA") glows at dusk, occupying a city block and surrounded by tall glass office towers and narrow streets in downtown San Francisco.
Wavy limestone building facade curves outward, casting rhythmic shadows along an urban block with glass office tower and clear blue sky; small street sign reads "BREWERY".
Sculpted concrete building facade undulates with horizontal ribs and angular slit windows, rising diagonally against a clear blue sky, reflective glass showing neighboring buildings at street level.
A tall blue-tinted glass window reflects a nearby dark skyscraper and interior lights, set within sculpted concrete panels with vertical grooves, viewed from ground level against a clear blue sky.

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