California Academy of Sciences - Temporary Facility
- Our Role
- Construction Manager
- Client
- Construction Manager
- Architect
- Melander Architects
- Consultants
- Structural - A collaboration of GFDS and Keith Abey Structural Engineer; MEP - Mazzetti & Associates
- Contractor
- Webcor Builders
- Size
- 217,000 square feet
- Type
- Consulting, Cultural/Institutional, Office, Tenant Improvements
- Budget
- $38,000,000
- Address
- 875 Howard Street, San Francisco, California View Map
- Status
- Completed in 2004
- Description
- D. R. YOUNG ASSOCIATES (in association with T. J. REAGAN, INC.) spearheaded the California Academy of Sciences' effort to create a temporary downtown home for its priceless collection of 18 million specimens. The transformation of a former retail warehouse into an aquarium, research center and storage facility for their vast collection of specimens presented many challenges. In the end, the project’s 217,000 sf and 7-story concrete structure was modified, strengthened and upgraded to successfully meet the client's unique requirements. The temporary home opened to the public in the Summer of 2004.
