MetaMORPHotic mission bay, San Francisco, California
Urban enrichment through transformation
basis
intent
San Francisco is a metropolitan city that maintains
The intent of this design is to introduce new uses
a cultural and historical richness that is vital to
to the area of mission bay that will enhance its ge-
the prosperity of california. The city has an esti-
nus loci as well as enrich its public and private
mated population of over 800,000 people living in
uses. With this design, the unused and neglected
less than 50 square miles.
spaces will be transformed into a thriving place of
due to the city’s grow-
ing population and limited open space, city planners
commerce and community that will emphasize San Fran-
seek to accommodate the need for open space within a
cisco’s rich history and innovative traditions of
dense urban environment. much of the developed city
development. This will be achieved through the ad-
has been tagged as historical thereby crippling any
dition of open space, mixed- use and community de-
new development opportunities in a constantly grow-
velopment that will continue to grow as the city ex-
ing city. Mission Bay is an area that has exempli-
pands. The design satisfies the social, economic and
fied poor land use and has only recently become rec-
environmental need for successful urban development.
ognized as an economical asset for san francisco.
Site
Context
Inventory
and
analysis
mission bay is a 303 acre district located about one mile south of downtown San Francisco’s highly used market street. It is an asset for the city’s growth due to the magnitude of unused open space. towards the end of the 19th century, the northern areas of mission bay were purchased by the southern pacific railroad company which used it as a dumpsite. More recently, it has been plagued by heavy industry as well as by the expansive parking lots designated for events held at the AT&T stadium. Because of its previous uses, much of the site has been transformed into a brownfield full of contaminates from poor waste disposal. By the end of the 20th century, the city began to realize the value of mission bay and has since been planning its restoration as a means for economic growth. In the last 10 years, the university of san Francisco has purchased 57 acres of land in the middle of mission bay because of the low cost. The university has since built all new LEED certified campus facilities for their bio- medical college.
High population intensity
Population densities of san francisco
High use and population intensity
Social - Introduces over 2000 private and community based homes - accommodates students and businesses
2011
- Encourages alternative transportation and walkabililty - Creates easily accessible public transportation Environmental - Introduces over 53 acres of open space - Utilizes natural remediation processes - Introduces over 70 acres of habitat for local flora and fauna 2016
Economic -Introduces over 800,00 sq ft of mix use buildings for retail, commercial, business and industrial uses - Plans for growth to keep economy thriving
71- 88 more than 88 persons/ acre
2026
Projected growth model
Areas of interest within .5 miles School buildings Groccery stores Coffee houses Restauants Banks Bars
Color changes throughout year
Francis The San
Change of shadows by day
Shadow change by year
Areas of interest within 1 mile
co Bay
School buildings Groccery store Coffee houses Restaurants Gas stations Banks Bars
Geographic change by time
Areas of interest beyond 1 mile
Visible progression with time
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A proximity map of the on-site and surrounding amenities from the heart of the site
UCSF campus residential
park spaces parking lots
industrial
Vehicular circulation
Existing buildings
Open spaces
School buildings Groccery store Coffee houses Restaurants Gas station Bars