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Teak plank wood and multi-piece porcelain flooring contribute to the free-flowing conceptual design used in the top four floors of the building. Placing utilities under the floor increased floor-to-ceiling height, resulting in taller windows and more daylight.
Access Flooring Saves Energy, Improves IAQ Additional daylighting and delivery of 100% filtered outside air are two benefits of placing utilities under a raised-floor system.
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t 30 stories and 450,000 sq. ft. of com-
RAISED-FLOOR FLEXIBILITY
end professional feel while maintaining the access-floor
mercial office space, 350 Mission Street
Designing the project with an access-floor system from
benefits. To achieve this, architecture firm Mark Cavag-
is situated at the corner of Mission and
Tate Inc., Jessup, MD, made it possible to place multiple
nero Associates, San Francisco, developed a free-flow-
Fremont Streets, directly across the street from the
services, including cables, piping, and ductwork, under
ing conceptual design with specific material require-
new Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Fran-
the floor. Moving services under the floor allowed the
ments, including teak plank wood and multi-piece
cisco. While not the tallest building in the city sky-
building’s concrete ceilings to remain exposed, creating
porcelain. Vendors then used custom engineering and
line, it’s defi nitely one of the most ambitious. The
an 11-ft. floor-to-ceiling height, which increased over-
manufacturing capabilities to produce a factory-lami-
fi rst LEED-Platinum-certified highrise in the city,
head space for employees and provided room for larger
nated hybrid panel solution that features a curved tran-
350 Mission Street was designed with sustainabili-
windows to improve daylighting. Additionally, using
sition. The hybrid panels arrived ready for installation
ty at the forefront of every decision. In fact, Chris
an under-floor air-distribution (UFAD) system allowed
and provide a seamless transition from one finish to the
Heimburger, senior vice president of development
100% filtered outside air to be brought into the building
other on a single panel without sacrificing any accessi-
for Kilroy Realty Corporation & Management, San
and distributed in an energy-efficient manner.
bility to the under-floor services. CA
Francisco, described the project goal as the creation
Saied Nazeri, principal-in-charge for engineering firm
of a “high-performance work environment” in every
WSP, Montreal, said, “In addition to sustainability con-
aspect, from employee performance to optimized op-
cerns, it was important to provide flexible office space.
erating costs.
Under-floor air is a great way to meet both demands.”
While several sustainable strategies were used in the design, including high-performance insulated
UFAD, combined with other energy-conservation strategies, is expected to reduce energy costs by about a third.
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glass as part of the building’s cladding, rainwater har-
In addition to helping achieve sustainability and en-
vesting, and gray-water recycling for non-potable
ergy-efficiency goals, the access-floor system fit seam-
Learn more about the 350 Mission Street project.
uses, it was the access floors that provided several of
lessly into the aesthetic vision for the building interior.
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the keys to creating a truly modern and sustainable
The top four floors comprise a group of executive suites and meeting spaces that needed to convey a high-
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