Dogpatch's Best of Both History and Modernity.
CELINE KIANISHA + SUBIN PARK
Look:SF LOOK:SF is a visual narrative celebrating The City (San Francisco) in which we all love. This publication reflects the creative journey of visual artists exploring the urban landscape of our City. It's a time capsule and editorial that follows our exploration into the fabric of each neighborhood through a personalized lens. Our lens. To question, learn, and share a visual narrative of our journey, as we travel through the diverse streets of San Francisco.
So, let’s have a look at LOOK:SF / Volume 2.
This project has been designed and produced by the collective graphic design students & professors at The Academy of Art University / School of Graphic Design.
Course: Graphic Design 425, Visual Systems 2 / Spring 2020 Designers: Celine Kianisha, Subin Park Professor (s) : Tom Sieu, Tim Carpenter Director: Phil Hamlet
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Unsplash, Subin Park, Celine Kianisha
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
TYPEFACES
Grifter, Meta Pro, Messina Sans Mono
PAPER 80# Semi-gloss Cover, 80# Matte Text Interior PRINTER Blurb
Dogpatch's Best of Both History and Modernity.
CELINE KIANISHA + SUBIN PARK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
01 DOGPATCH
02 CHE AP DWELLINGS
03 PRESERVATION PROJECT
04 ART SANCTUARY
PA G E
HOW IT USED TO BE.
8—9
A JUMBLE OF STYLES
10—11
THE PELTON DWELLINGS
18—19
DESIGN NO.2
20—21
HORIZONTAL SIDING BOARDS
22—23
OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE
26—27
THE NOONAN BUILDING
36—39
SOLID CONCRETE BLOCKS
40—41
NOSTALGIA
44—45
MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT
54—55
A FLEXIBLE HUB FOR THE ARTS
56—57
PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS
58—59
ENHANCE HUMANITY
62—63
D O G PAT C H
D O G PAT C H
D O G PAT C H
D O G PAT C H
D O G PAT C H
01 DOG PATC H HOW IT USED TO BE A JUMBLE OF STYLES
H ow I t U sed To B e
HOW IT USED TO BE DOGPATCH 09
THE STORY OF DOGPATCH
Dogpatch is a slice of San Francisco with a distinctive and colorful history, tied close to the once-booming industrial economy centered in the city's Central Waterfront.
Located on the flats east of Potrero Hill, Dogpatch is an approximately nine square block area, generally bounded by Mariposa Street to the North, Tubbs Street (23rd) to the South, Highway 280 to the West, and Illinois Street to the East.
In many ways, Dogpatch resembles the mixed industrial-residential districts that existed throughout the vast South of Market area before the 1906 Earthquake and Fire swept them away. Thanks to its isolated location and protection from the marshland that surrounded it, Dogpatch managed to escape the disaster. As a result, it contains housing considered ancient by San Francisco standards. Dozens of rare and significant buildings and homes built between the late 1860s and 1910 can be found scattered throughout the neighborhood today.
A JUMBLE OF STYLES DOGPATCH 11
A J u m ble Of Styles
Dogpatch contains architecturally and historically significant workers cottages, factories, warehouses and public buildings constructed between 1860 to 1945. It is one of the few neighborhoods to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire, and it is a gateway to the oldest, largest and most intact historic industrial complex remaining in the city — the former shipyards and mills on the waterfront at Pier 70. And recently, with new buildings and residential spaces for various businesses, new types of buildings have been added that are noticeably different from those of the past.
13 DOGPATCH COEXIST Dogpatch is an area where various types of buildings and textures coexist. Like the eclectic styles of buildings, people living in this part of San Francisco have diverse lifestyles. It would be very interesting to take a closer look at all the different people living in these buildings!
02 CH EAP
DW E LLI N G S THE PELTON DWELLINGS DESIGN NO.2 HORIZONTAL SIDING BOARDS OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE
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CHEAP DWELLINGS
TH E P E LTO N DW E LLI N G S
THE PELTON DWELLINGS
PELTON COT TAGES The several surviving Pelton cottages' design was based on the free architectural plans published by an architect named John Cotter Pelton.
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DESIGN NO.2
Tennessee Street, Dogpatch
presence of several concentrations of identical cottages in Dogpatch, giving the neighborhood the classic appearance of a traditional company town more often seen in the East. The most important surviving cluster of Pelton cottages in San Francisco is located in Dogpatch.
CHEAP DWELLINGS
DESIGN NO.2 Sanborn maps and historic photographs reveal the
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DESIGN N O. 2 A FOUR-ROOM COT TAGE
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CHEAP DWELLINGS
H O R I ZO NTAL S I D I N G BOA R DS
HORIZONTAL SIDING BOARDS
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CHEAP DWELLINGS
HORIZONTAL SIDING BOARDS
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CHEAP DWELLINGS
OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE CHEAP DWELLINGS 27 We are obsessed with historic design because it tells a visual story of our human experience. If you know what to look for, you can see the story of San Francisco in its homes.
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CHEAP DWELLINGS
b u i l d i n g t y p e i n D o g p a tc h .
s e c o n d - m o st c o m m o n re s i d e n t i a l
T h e s i n g l e -fa m i l y d we l l i n g i s t h e
03 P R E S E RVAT I O N
P ROJ E CT THE NOONAN BUILDING SOLID CONCRETE BLOCKS NOSTALGIA
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THE NOONAN BUILDING
TH E NOONAN B U I LD I N G
PRESERVATION PROJECT
DOGPATCH ARTIST’S ENCLAVE
Behold any rickety wooden structure located on the water’s edge, and it’s easy to let your imagination fill in the details of its history for you. Worse for wear from decades of use and, of course, the elements, the Noonan Building a.k.a. Building 11 on San Francisco’s Pier 70 is one such fabled edifice, having been quickly constructed in 1941 as a design and administrative headquarters for World War II shipbuilding some of the doors still bear the original lettering Plans, Blueprints, Sales, et cetera.
In 1982, a man named Fred Noonan leased the building from the Port of San Francisco
The Noonan Building at Pier 70
for his car-import business. He eventually began sub-leasing rooms to Bay Area artists in need of affordable studio space, a benevolent agenda that has surpassed Noonan’s tenure.
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“It’s a special building, and we’re all very attached to being here. It’s a special sanctuary.”
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systematic manner, to construct a solid mass that can withstand exerted loads.
A highly durable form of construction. Built by placing bricks in mortar in a
PRESERVATION PROJECT
S O L I D C O N C R E T E B LO C KS
SOLID CONCRETE BLOCKS
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PRESERVATION PROJECT
“When I first moved in, I would go up to the roof at twilight just to take in the view of the decrepit buildings and pristine nature. I'm already nostalgic
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NOSTALGIA
for the place and its specialness.”
ca l l i ng to p rod uce m ea n i ng fu l wo rk .
Noona n a rtists ca r ry on the necessa ry
ha nd . I n t he t rad ition of ma kers , t he
a nd fa bri cato rs ma ke t hei r wo rk by
I n t h is u n i q u e bu i ld i ng a rtists , d es i g ners
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SA N CT UA RY MINNESOTA ST PROJECT A FLEXIBLE HUB FOR THE ARTS PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS ENHANCE OUR HUMANITY
M I N N E SOTA ST R E ET P ROJ E CT
MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT ART SANCTUARY 55
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Located in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch district, Minnesota Street Project offers economically sustainable spaces for art galleries, artists and related nonprofits. Inhabiting three warehouses, the Project seeks to retain and strengthen San Francisco's contemporary art community in the short term, while developing an internationally recognized arts destination in the long term.
Founded by Deborah and Andy Rappaport, Minnesota Street Project was inspired by the couple's belief that philanthropic support for the arts today requires an alternate model — one suited to the innovative nature of Silicon Valley and the region as a whole.
A FLEXIBLE HUB FOR THE ARTS
A BARE PALET TE Architectural features of the existing building including wood plank ceilings held up by delicate steel trusses and exposed steel columns became central design elements, standing
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ART SANCTUARY
as artifacts of past use, marked up, rubbed raw, and laid bare. New design elements such as the exposed metal mezzanine deck and the sculpted reception stair, provide a clean contrast.
A F L E X I B L E H U B FO R T H E A RTS
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ART SANCTUARY
PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS
P R E CAST CO N C R ET E WA L LS
in precast concrete walls.
and other structures look fantastic clad
as Dogpatch continues to develop. These
garages and apartments are taking shape
buildings, hospitals, schools, parking
Nearly everywhere you look, new office
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ART SANCTUARY
ENHANCE OUR HUMANITY
“I was seeking a sense of community and common purpose, more fun and a belief that art can actually change lives and enhance our humanity,” — Nancy Toomey of Nancy Toomey Fine Art
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ART SANCTUARY
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ART SANCTUARY
Take a stroll in the Dogpatch District and you'll get the mix of both history and modernity. There’s a line that separates small Victorian houses and large corporate buildings with different architectural elements and textures. Take a closer look and you’ll see the mix of construction elements that have made Dogpatch what it is today.