Thesis Book

B. ARCH 

OCEAN CLEANING INTERFACE 

ALBERTO ESPONDA 

THESIS BOOK 

O.C.I 

this book consists of my thesis project from my undergraduate study at 

the academy of art university school of architecture. the work defined 

here is an intention to depict my thinking process and the significant 

skills that I had accommodated during my architecture career. 

the idea behind the book was to understand the current conditions of 

san francisco’s waterfront edge. the main concept of my thesis was 

to find a way of re-industrialize the harbor and the pier typology, to 

enhance the ocean awareness, education, and action communication 

strategies with, water treatments, wetlands, desalination plants, eco 

museum, and laboratories. the opportunity to increase ocean awareness 

and action through architecture and engineering is evident for 

the future of our city. the lack of awareness has increased the sea pollution 

and has a drastic effect on the growth and well being of wildlife. 

OCEAN RE-INDUSTRIALIZATION

Alberto Esponda Campolo 

Architecture Thesis

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Instructors 

Janek Bielski 

Alberto Bertoli 

Project 

01 

Course 

Final Thesis 

Users 

All 

Term 

Fall 2016 

Program 

Housing 

Site 

Fort Mason Center 

San Francisco 

Ocean Cleaning Interface 

The Urban waterfront of San Francisco has historically been the 

center of activity. It all began as economic, transportation and 

manufacturing hubs, but as most industries changed their shipping 

patterns and consolidated port facilities, many industrial 

waterfronts became obsolete, therefore the question is, 

How to re-industrialize the pier for the 21-century problems? 

How to reinvigorate & engage the waterfront in a progressive City? 

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Port 

San Francisco 

Zip The Wall 

Waterfront Profile 

Problem The waterfront of San Francisco suffers a huge gentrification 

of piers and harbors, including the warehouses along the port, 

leading to the decline of culture by the misuse of the port. This set 

of problems is an outcome of the industrial era that arises since the 

1900s, blending gradually to the technological era that also gentrifies 

the culture of what San Francisco was. 

Response To re-industrialize the pier as an ocean water cleaning 

hub to generate a new way of exchanging cultural awareness locally 

and globally, such as ocean trash, environmental communities, 

ocean cleaning facilities, ocean interaction, nature and man 

made environments, marine communities, food festivals, green 

festivals, eco museums, technology and Architecture. 

Opportunity These phenomena of vacant piers and the gentrification 

of harbors reflects the opportunity for reconsidering how piers 

and harbors are used. As we know harbors and piers were used for 

the exchange of goods and mass transportation, but not anymore, 

the piers are not being use for what were made for. Therefore, piers 

should be re think to fit our present and upcoming future. 

Technique Some of the unique elements that I will utilize are the 

circulation patterns of the waterfront due to special gathering 

spaces that function like a port, also I will apply the study of the 

ocean debris of San Francisco Bay. Another element I will apply 

is the study of each warehouse and pier, in order to understand 

the history, usage, function, structure, and location. 

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Industrial Time Line 

Long Term Effect 

Contamination of waters from chemicals, eutrophication, pathogens, 

and trash comes from various sources and can have a 

sign if impact upon the health of both human and marine populations. 

Pollutants enter the environment in a number of ways. 

They can affect habitats, food webs, and species diversity and 

may lead to changes in overall ecosystem structure and function. 

Some persist as oil, gas and petroleum and can seep into 

groundwater or be washed away as runoff, resulting in the 

spread of dead zones in coastal waters. 

Pathogens 

Municipal Sewage 

Sewage from Ships 

Livestock 

Chemicals 

Persistent Organic POPS 

Toxic Spills 

Oil 

Oil 

Urban-based Runoff 

Operational Fuel 

Discharged Oil Spills 

Toxic Metals 

Industrial and Shipwreck 

(Atmospheric input) 

Waste Dumps 

POPS 

Pesticides 

Polychlorinated (PCBs) 

Bisphenol A (BPA) 

Trash 


Agricultural Fertilizers 

Livestock & Animal Waste 

Sources of Pollution 

San Francisco Bay Debris Items 

38% 

Plastic Bottles 

9% 

Food Containers 

8% 

Cigarettes Filters 

4% 

Caps & Lips 

7% 

Plastic Bags 

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Sources of Ocean Debris 

San Francisco 

Marine debris degrades ocean habitats, endangers marine 

and coastal wildlife, causes navigation hazards, results 

in economic losses to industry and governments, as well it 

threatens human health, and safety. 

Heavy metals, such as copper, mercury and nickel Pesticides, 

including chlordane, dieldrin, diazinon, DDT and pyrethroids. 

Pathogens from human and wildlife sources. Persistent organic 

pollutants - notably PCBs, dioxins and furans. Trash from 

storm water and land-based sources. Other contaminants like 

cyanide, selenium and various pharmaceutical products. 

rubber 0.7% 

paper 13.7% 

glass & 

ceramics 1.6% 

wood 8.2% 

other 1.6% 

plastic & 

foam 

rubber 1% 

paper 23% 

wood 7% 

metal 3% 

glass & 

ceramics 0.6% 

other 2% 

Crissy Field Beach Debris 

plastic & 

foam 

33% 

The Ocean provides us 

with so many unique activities. 

33% of them come 

70% $3.5 Billion 

76% 

The ocean also regulates 

our climate by 

having a large surface of 

water of 70% of the earth 

People depend on the 

ocean for their primary 

source of food. 

The ocean transports 

heat from the equator to 

the poles allowing our climate 

to regulate & have 

weather patterns. 

50% 

The air we breath is produce 

by the ocean by over half 

of the worlds H2O and also 

stores 50 times more C02 

cloth 

San Francisco Bay Debris 

glass & 

ceramics 

wood 1% 

metal 8% 

World Ocean Debris 

Bay Area 

1.36 Million Gallons Of Trash Enter Bay Each Year Contamination 

of waters from chemicals, eutrophication, pathogens, 

and trash comes from various sources and can have a significant 

impact upon the health of both human and marine 

populations. Studies have shown that one quarter of fish and 

shellfish that are sold in markets in California and Indonesia 

contain plastic and toxic waste. 

paper 1% 

cloth 1% 

plastic & 

foam 

Green Marina Beach Debris 

Municipal Sewage Human 

sewage is the most 

common source of nutrient 

pollution, particularly 

in South America, Asia, 

and Africa. 


Often applied to crops in 

excess, chemical fertilizers 

containing nitrogen 

and phosphorus seep 

into groundwater. 

Livestock Waste 

Manure from animal 

production, which is 

often used as fertilizer, 

contributes additional 

nitrogen. 

Livestock Waste Storm 

water runoff washes nutrients 

from residential 

lawns and impervious 

surfaces into nearby 

rivers and streams. 

Aquaculture direct discharge 

of excrement, uneaten food, 

and other organic waste 

generates concentrated 

amounts of nitrogen and 

phosphorous. 

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World View Ocean Pollution 

1 

6 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

The Top Polluted Oceans in the World 

1.6 Million 

Cigarettes/filters 

1.0 Million 

Food Tools 

8.8 Million 

China 

8.2 Million 

Indonesia 

1.9 Million 

Philippines 

1. Million 

Vietnam 

1.6 Million 

Sri Lanka 

Pollutants enter the environment in a number of ways. They 

can affect habitats, food webs, and species diversity and may 

lead to changes in overall ecosystem structure and function. 

Some persist and accumulate, causing long-term effects. 

2 

7 

 

The volume of plastic has tripled in the “gyres” since the turn 

of the century, and plastic is disproportionately consumed by 

the fish at the base of the food chain, causing a rapid proliferation 

and deadly catastrophes. 

1.0 Million 

Food wrappers 

0.5 Million 

Straws 

World’s Ocean Detritus 

3 

0.9 Million 


8 

0.4 Million 

Glass Bottles 

1 

San Francisco 

5 

Debris World Rank 

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch North is the official name 

of this mass of floating garbage that is grouped in the Central 

North Pacific (between Hawaii, California and Alaska). 

Other common names include the Plastic Soup, the Island 

of Trash, The Great Pacific Garbage, is the Seventh Continent 

and the continent of trash. The Great Pacific Garbage 

island represents a major challenge for the man, because it 

can be very difficult to clean. 

4 

0.8 Million 

Plastic Bags 

9 

0.3 Million 

Cans 

3 

4 

2 

5 

10 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

0.6 Million 

Caps/Lids 

0.2 Million 

Paper Bags 

1.0 Million 

Thailand 

0.9 Million 

Malaysia 

0.9 Million 

Nigeria 

0.7 Million 

Brazil 

0.5 Million 

U.S.A. 

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Loose Grid 

Embarcadero 

Financial District 

High-rise Buildings 

Public Park 

Ferry Building 

Parks & Schools 

San Francisco Waterfront 

Site Analysis 

Mixed-use 

Residential Blocks 

Public Park 

The San Francisco Port’s reaches back to 1859. “The Port’s 

responsibilities include promoting maritime commerce 

,navigation, and fisheries; restoring the environment; and 

providing public recreation. More than 1,000 acres fall under 

its jurisdiction of the Port of San Francisco. Victorian-Edwardian 

& heavy industrial Architecture started to appear 

and merge on the San Francisco Harbor, around 1850s’. 

The Port, in the 1910, had added a state belt railway to feed 

the warehouses need and cargo ships. Slowly the state 

government created a massive wall between the people 

and the water shoreline, therefore the industrial revolution 

took over the profile of the waterfront. 

Park 

Harbor 

Small Vessel Docks 

Radial Grid 

Transportation & Circulation 

Pedestrian Zone 

150’ 80’+ 

 

200’ 400’+ 

Original Shoreline 1800s 

Maritime Industry 

Early suburban 

residential blocks 

Green pedestrian belt 

Highway 1 

Sand dunes 

Beach 

Shipping Warehouse 

Shipping Dock 

Pacific 

Ocean 

Rocky Beach 

Natural Landscape 

Rocky Beach 

Pacific Ocean 

Green Belt 

Sand dunes 

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80’ 300’+

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San Francisco Railroad 

Site Analysis Waterfront 

1860 Railroad Track 1870 Railroad Track 

1900s Industrial Revolution 1950 End of WW2 2013 High Speed Track 

The State Belt Railroad of California was a shoreline that 

served San Francisco’s waterfront until the 1980’s. It’s tracks 

extended the length of the Embarcadero from south of Market 

Street to Fort Mason and the Presidio. Although locals 

nicknamed the line the Toonerville Trolley and the Wooden 

Axle Line, the State Belt had an illustrious career. 

The first trackage of the State Belt was built by the Board of 

State Harbor Commissioners in 1889. At that time, the lands 

along waterfront were owned by the State, not San Francisco. 

These lands were once under water, so they were not 

included in the original survey of the City. 

The original tracks were dual-gauged, to allow transfer 

of narrow gauge freight cars from the North Pacific Coast 

R.R. (Marin County) and the South Pacific Coast R.R. (Alameda, 

Santa Clara, Santa Cruz counties), as well as standard 

gauge cars. These first tracks did not yet connect to the 

outside world - all cars were ferried in from around the San 

Francisco Bay. Belt tracks finally connected with Southern 

Pacific tracks in 1913 at a small interchange yard located at 

Townsend and Berry Streets. 

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Palace of The Fine 

Arts 

Green Marina 

Fisherman’s Wharf 

Subareas 

Aquatic Park 

Fisherman's Wharf 

San Francisco Maritime 

National Historical Park 

Fish Alley 

Architectural 

Character District 

Northeast Waterfront 

Subareas 

Bay Street Piers 

CHESNUT LOMBARD STREET PIERS 

Shoreline Historic Map 

Northeast Waterfront 

Historic District 




Broadway Pier 

Key 

Union Iron Works Historic District 

Northeast Waterfront Historic 

Embarcadero Historic Dis- 

Ineligible Piers [ National Historic 

Places & California Register of 

Historic Resources 

National Park 

Embarcadero 

Historic 

District 

Ferry Building Subareas 

Key 

90 - 99 Yrs Old [ 1915-1924] 

80 - 89 Yrs Old [ 1925-1934] 

79 - 89 Yrs Old [ 1935-1944] 

Rehabilitated Since 2001 

Over 100 yrs old - deteriorated 

substructure 1900-1924 

Key 

Residential or Commercial 

Empty Piers - Lots 

Open Space - Public Access 

Rehabilitated Since 2001 

Open Water Basin - View 

Key 

Potential Lot - Piers 

Ferry building 

Stuart Street 

Rincon Piers 

Bryant Street Piers 

Marina District 

Land Marks 

South Beach 

China Basin subareas 

Southern Waterfront subareas 

Union Iron Works 

Historic District 

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Fort Mason is a former United States Army post which is now open to 

the public. Water access is unrestricted due to its status as a National 

Historic Park. A well established sought after residential neighborhood 

is adjacent, own by the FMC. 

Flood risk 

High 

Ground type 

Soft rock & Fill 

Use 

Recreational, Commercial. 

Block size 

460x325ft 

Typical residential parcel 

size 

1300-3000sqft 

Water conditions 

Elevated above but visually 

accessible. Tangible. 

Rent for one bedroom 

$3170 

The Ferry Building is the terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco 

Bay. It also marks the end of Market street and is surrounded by sought after 

office space and high end residential towers. 

Flood risk 

Extremely High 

Ground type 

Soft Soil 

Use 

Commercial. Recreational. Residential. 

Block size 

330x30ft & 635x360ft 


size 

31000-132000sqft 


Street scape slightly above 

water level. Intangible. 


$3600 

Originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo, the Palace 

of Fine Arts straddles the boundary of the Marina and the Presidio. 

Residences here are highly sought after and has a very accessible 

water front. 

Flood risk 


Ground type 

Soft soil & Fill 

Use 

Residential. Recreational. 

Block size 

470 x 330ft 

Typical residential parcel size 

3000-5000sqft 


Street scape nearly at water 

level. Tangible. 


$3170 

The area was previously used by light industrial and has been rejuvenated 

recently with the addition of a large stadium. Desirable residential 

and office locations inhabit the north of the canal. Large residential 

buildings and SFSU’s new campus. 

Flood risk 


Ground type 

Soft Soil & Fill 

Use 

Residential, Recreational, 

Educational, Commercial. 

Block size 

610x900ft 


size 

22000-36000sqft 


Elevated but directly adjacent 


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Pier 70 is a mix of vacant land, deteriorating buildings, storage and staging 

areas that restrict public activity and waterfront access behind fences. 

An increasingly popular residential and commercial neighborhood is 

directly adjacent due to large buildings being constructed. 

Flood risk 

High 

Ground type 

Soft soil & Fill 

Use 

Industrial. Residential. 

Neighborhood commercial. 

Block size 

250x900ft 

Typical residential parcel size 

1600-7000sqft 


Unaccessible to public. Intangible. 


$3325 

Sutro Baths was a large swimming pool complex which burnt down. The ruins 

are now a tourist attraction. The waterfront is only restricted by natural 

land formations. Above Sutro Baths sits the Outer Richmond District which 

has some of the lowest rental rates of SF. 

Flood risk 

Low 

Ground type 

Soft Rock 

Use 

Residential. Recreational. 

Block size 

300x700ft 


size 

1700-3100sqft 


Coastal path elevated 

above ocean but visually 

accessible. 1 nearly at water 

level. Tangible.

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San Francisco Pier Type & Model 

History / Location - Usage 

Type A = Single Piers 

Pier 54 

Lab Zero Innovations Inc. 

Software Company Autodesk 

Creative workshops for Artists in 

Residence, 

Pier 26 1/2 

The Embarcadero 

Ideo Firm 

Corporate Office 

Industrial Pier 

Pier 45 

4 Warehouses 

A Parking Lot 

B Museé Mechanique 

C Parking Lot 

D Storage / Restaurant 

Pier 38 

Vacant Marina 

Industrial property for lease 

Rehabilitation Project 

Pier 9 




Residence 

Pier 14 

Promenade 

Pier Public access 

Fishing Pier and broad walk 

Open water basin views 

Extremely long pier 

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Pier 31 

China Mail Steamship Co in 1918 

Matson Navigation,Company 1967 

Embarcadero Historic District 

Promenade 

Pier 38 

Vacant Marina 

Industrial property for lease 

Rehabilitation Project 

Pier 9 




Residence 

Pier 43 

Wood pier was replaced in 1996 

hoisting tower for loading & unloading 

rail cars. The Red and White fleet of 

ferries. Rehabilitated in 2002-2003 to 

the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards 

after a fire in 1998. 

Pier 33 

Cruise Terminal 

Alcatraz ferry 

Souvenir shops & fare 

The Embarcadero 

Pier 28 

Rebuilding Together 

San Francisco 

Non-Profit Organization 

Pier 34 

Brannan Street 

Wharf and Open 

Water Basin 

Pier 36 

Built on 1909 

Promenade 

Pier Public access 

Fishing Pier and Broad walk 

Open water basin view 

Proposal for a wharf public park

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Type B = Double Pier 

Type B = Double Pier 

Pier 19 & 23 

h 

Pier 17 & 15 

Exploratorium 

Science Museum 

Pier 1,1/2,3 

Alcatraz Cruises 

Boat Tour Agency 

Whiskies Of The World 

Internet Marketing Service 

Ferry Boat Santa Rosa 

Pier 64 1/2 

Mission Bay Open Space 

Huge parking lots 

Pier 29 & 27 

Northeast Wharf Park 

and Open Water Basin 

American Cup 

Zivpotampa - Architect 

Pier 48 & 62 

Customizable venues 

Huge parking lot 

7,000 guests 

South China Basin Park 

Pier 49 

Inner Lagoon 

Boardwalk 

Pier Unknown 

South End Rowing Club 

Public Sun Deck 

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Type C = Horizontal Piers 

Type D = Over Size Piers 

Pier 35 1/2 

Backup cruise ship terminal. 

Handles overflow from new 

terminal at pier, east wharf park 

Pier 47-A 

Public access 

Bulkhead warehouses 

Storage and parking lot 

Pier 5 

Bicycle Rental Service 

Seafood Restaurant 

Sailing School 

Yacht Broker Boat Rental 

Boat Club 

South Beach Park 

Front of the Giants 

Pier 64 1/2 

Mission Bay Open Space 

Huge parking lots 

Pier 2 and 1/2 

Ferry Building 

Ferry Plaza public access 

Ferry passenger terminal 

Seafood Market 

Farmer Market 

Removal of Pier 2 

Hard scape park 

Piers 30 & 32 

Entertainment & Recreation 

Huge parking lot 

South Embarcadero Promenade 

Pier 68 

Dogpatch Neighborhood 

Agua Vista Park 

Historic building of the ship-repair Testing-ground 

for a new hybrid landscape 

where habitat creation terrestrial and 

aquatic agriculture, small business incubation, 

and parking lots. 

Pier 50 

Transportation Escort Service 

Shipping Service, Distillery No. 209 

Manufacturer, Bauer’s Intelligent 

Transportation 

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Type D = Over Size Piers 


Pier 39 

Cargo pier built in 1905 

In 1978 waterfront attraction 

with restaurants and shops 

Pier 22 1/2 

Ferry Terminal Oakland & Alameda 

Embarcadero Promenade between 

Pier 221/2 & The Agriculture Building 

Car Rental Agency 


Pier 40 & 46-B 

Bicycle Rental Service 


Sailing School 

Yacht Broker 

Boat Rental 

Boat Club 

Stadium 

Parking lot 

Fort Mason Piers 1,2 & 3 

Pier 1 abandon 

Pier 2 Festival Pavilion 

Pier 3 Herbest Pavilion 

A,v,C,D Land Mark buildings 

Museums 

Library 

Theaters 

Parking Lots 

Festivals 

Events 

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Zip The wall 

San Francisco Harbor Profile 

Parasitism: 

1.- Fort Mason National Historical Park 

2.- Fisherman wharf Historic District 

3.- American Cup / Cruise Terminal 

4.- Northeast Waterfront Historic District 

5.- Ferry Building Sub area 

6.- Embarcadero Historic District 

7.- Union Iron Works Historic District 

City 

1 

2 

3 

Pier 

4 

5 

Concept 

Historical Zones 

San Francisco Pier Typology 

Mutual-ism: 

6 

Connecting The Waters Edge 

Parasitism: 

A relationship between two things in which one of them 

(the parasite) benefits from or lives off of the other, like 

voids / piers & city / piers. for example: barnacles attach 

themselves to the bodies of whales. 

Mutualism: 

A relationship between two organisms that benefit from 

each other. for example, hummingbird hawk moth drinking 

from dianthus. 

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Cleaning Pools 

Tourism Attractions 

Educational Coastal Communities 

Pier Bridges 

Zip The wall 

San Francisco Harbor Profile 

Zone Characteristics 

Tourism Attractions 

Energy Parks 

New Peripheral Cable Car Track 

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Cleaning Pools 


New Peripheral Cable Car Track 

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Educational Costal Communities 


Pier Typology Bridges 

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Energy Voids Park 

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Municipal Pier 

Black Point 

Fisherman’s 

Wharf Breakwater 

Pier 45 

public access 

Commercial 

Pier 39 - Heavy 

Commercial 

Tourism 

Pier 35 - Marine 

Major Cruise 

Terminal 

Pier 33 - Pier 

Alcatraz Ferry 

Green Marina 

Aquatic 

Park 

Residential 

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History FMC 

Site Analysis 

FMC Site Plan 

13 Acre Site 

Previous Status 

Fort Mason was originally established as a coastal fortification 

in the 1860s, it is best remembered as headquarters 

of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation between 

1910 and 1963. Lower Fort Mason, ultimately 

transporting 1.6 million troops and 23 million tons of 

cargo to the Pacific theater through the port administered 

facilities.. In 1965 the headquarters was moved 

to the Oakland Army Terminal and the Fort fell into 

disuse but remained a military installation until 1972. 

General Information 

Parcel Area: 2,918,500 Sq Ft 

Land Seismic Hazard - 

Liquefaction 

Zoning District: P-Public 

Height & Bulk : None 

Males: 565 

Current Status 

The National Park Service took over the site in 1972 as 

a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area 

(GGNRA). A portion of the site, known as the Fort Mason 

Center, is devoted to nonprofit and cultural activities. 

The National Parks Service headquarters for both 

the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the 

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park are 

located in the Fort Mason Center. 

Area: 0.132 square miles 

Population: 1,086 

Population density: 

Fort Mason Center:: 8,244 

San Francisco: ,935 

Urban Bird Refuge: within 200’ 

of a possible urban bird refuge. 

Fort Mason Tunnel 

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Prominent Edge FMC 

Site Analysis 

FMC 

Axonometric 

Pier 1 Axonometric 

Elements 

Van Ness Ave Edge 

Located at the site of the US Army’s historic San 

Francisco Port of Embarkation, Fort Mason Center 

is currently a regional cultural arts and events center 

situated in a landscape rich in military history. 

Pitched Roof \ 

Skylights 

Residential Block 

From approximately 1909 to 1962, the site served 

as the point of embarkation for American military 

personnel headed to the Pacific and was crucial 

in receiving, storing, and transporting supplies to 

American holdings and bases in the Pacific 

Industrial Doors 

Window Envelope 

Concrete Podium 

Laguna St 

Dominant Edge 

Perimeter Wall 

Van Ness Ave Edge 

/ Municipal Pier 

Meadow Park 

Non-Profit Org 

Post & Beam / 

Pitched Truss 

Tunnel 

Residential Block 

Recreational Park 

Level 2 / Wood Floor 

Land Mark A 

Sewage Disposal 

Saveway Store/ 

Parking Lot 

Marina St Parking Lot 

Level 1 / Concrete Floor 

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Laguna St 

Dominant Edge 

Pier 1 

Marina Water Break- 

Guide Piles

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Pier 1 FMC 

Site Analysis 

Axonometric FMC 

Site Analysis 

City Grid 

Dysfunctional pier, parking’s and warehouses creates 

a clear separation between the land and the 

waterfront edge that affects the cities culture and 

shifts to adapt current conditions, segregating the 

natural conditions of the waterfront from the daily 

life experience of the people. 

Landmark Building A 

Greens Restaurant 

The Interval 

MOMMA Artists Gallery 

Main Office & Information 

Gallery 308 

Landmark Building B 

BATS Improve 

City College Art Campus 

Cooks & Company 

Embark Gallery 

On the Commons 

Landmark Building E 

San Francisco Maritime National 

Historical Park Headquarters & 

Library 

Tunnel Fort Mason 

Fort Mason Grid 

The waterfront has been developed as a series of 

poorly designed piers and parking lots that take 

little advantage of their location adjacent to the 

water. Leading to a disjunction between the users 

and the waterfront of San Francisco. 

Landmark Building C 

Museo Italo Americano 

Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company 

Environmental Traveling 

SF Children’s Art Center 

Landmark Building D 

FLAX Art & Design 

Magic Theatre 

South-side Theater 

The Mexican Museum 

Gate house 

Fort Mason Center’s entrance. 

Serves as privacy and 

accessibility. Programs: 

parties, classes, workshops,etc.. 

Pedestrian Route 

Young Performers Theatre 

Wall 

Residential 

Tower 

High 

School Technology Insti- 

Residential Zone 

Fort Mason 

Center 

Moscone Recreation 

Residential Zone 

Historic Officers 

Saveway 

Nature 

Van Ness Ave 

Tunnel Entrance 

Hostal 

Most Used Route 

Man Made 

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E D C B 

650’ 

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Axonometric Prominent Edge 

Sq Ft Breakdown 

Axonometric Pier 1 

Sq Ft Breakdown 

Level 2 Building A 

17,600 Sq Ft 10.9 % 

Level 1 Building A 

17,600 Sq Ft 10.9 % 

Entrance Pier 1 

Entrance Pier 1 

Level 3 Pier 1 

23,856 Sq Ft 20.4 % 

Edge Strip 

25,700 Sq Ft 15.9 % 


23,856 Sq Ft 20.4 % 

Water Level 

32,500 Sq Ft 20.1% 


34,500 Sq Ft 29.6 % 

Facade Pier 1 

Second Floor Pier 1 

Water Level 

34,500 Sq Ft 29.6% 

Parking Lot 

68,000 Sq Ft 42.1% 

Total Edge Strip 

161,500 Sq Ft 100% 

Total Pier 1 

116,700 Sq Ft 100% 

Building A 

First Floor Pier 1 

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LAGUNA ST 

LAGUNA ST 

LAGUNA ST 

LAGUNA ST 

POLK ST 

POLK ST 

VAN NESS AVE 

VAN NESS AVE 

POLK ST 

VAN NESS AVE 

VAN NESS AVE 

GOUGH ST 

OCTAVIA ST 

VAN NESS AVE 

GOUGH ST 

OCTAVIA ST 

Pier 3 - Festival Pavilion 


Pier 1 

Buchanan St Buchanan St Buchanan St 

POLK ST 

VAN NESS AVE 

FRANKLIN ST FRANKLIN ST 

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San Francisco FMC 

Current Conditions 

Prominent Edge Floor Plan 

Programs 

Pier 1 Axonometric 

Individual Elements 

FMC Piers : 

Pier 1, Pier 2, Pier 3, Land 

Pier 1 

Abandon Pier. 

ASAP Structural 

rehabilitation. 

Seismic upgrade 

Views of Alcatraz , Green 

Marina 

Golden Gate Bridge 

Cowell 

Theater 

Municipal 

Pier 

Pier 1 / Abandon 

Green Restaurant 

Sf Craft & Folk / Art Museum 

SF MoMA Gallery 

FMC Offices 

Public Amenities 

Marina Room 

Golden Gate Room 

Pitched Roof 


Fully remodeled in 2014 

Cowell Theater 

Event Space 

Mix Use 

30,000 Square feet 

Pier 3 Festival Pavilion 

Largest venue in F.M. 

50,000 square feet 

Storage Rooms 

Reception Mezzanine 

Views of Alcatraz 

Gate Bridge 

Lower 

Fort Mason 

Entrance 

Marina Blvd 

North Point Street 

A 

B C D E 

Gatehouse 

Great 

Meadow 

Burton 

Statue 

stairs 

to piers 

F 

Bufano 

Statue 

101 

102 

Hostel 

50 

Black Point 

Battery (1864) 

240 

Community 

Gardens 

49 

204 

201 

Park 

Headquarters 

48 

Mac Dowell Rd 

Funston 

47 

46 

Residential 

241 

239 

44 

238 

235 

232 

43 

42 

41 

stairs 

stairs Sea Scout 

Frankling Rd 

4 

3 

2 

11 

37 

38 

39 

Fort Mason 

Tunnel 

36 

Historic 

Officers 

Club 

32 

1 

33 

33 

34 

tennis 

courts 

9 

Base 

BEACH ST 

NORTH POINT ST 

Industrial Doors 

Window Envelope 

Perimeter Wall 

Concrete Post & 

Beam /Pitched Truss 

Bay St 

BAY ST 

BAY ST 

BAY ST 

BAY ST 

Bay St 

Concrete Floors Slabs 

FRANCISCO ST FRANCISCO ST FRANCISCO ST FRANCISCO ST FRANCISCO ST 

Concrete Podium 

CHESTNUT ST CHESTNUT ST 

CHESTNUT ST CHESTNUT ST CHESTNUT ST CHESTNUT ST 

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Re-Industrialize Towards 

New Pier Typology 

Transportation 

Programs 

Ecological Programs 

Sea Level 

Sea Marsh Land Park 

Pier Structure Clean Up System 

Waterway Transportation 

Ecological Pools 

268,400 Sq Ft 

27,440 Sq Ft 

18,500 Sq Ft 

43,960 Sq Ft 

Total 348,290 Sq Ft 

Urban Water Buses 120 Passengers 

#4 Stations 35’ by 75’ 

#10 Buses SML Length 55’ Width 12‘ 

#7 Buses M Length 58’ Width 16‘ 

#5 Buses LRG Length 64’ Width 22‘ 

# 10 Water Taxi Parking 10’ by 20’ 


Total 5.3% 

#4 Stations #10 Buses SML #7 Buses M #5 Buses Lrg #10 Water 

Sea Marsh Land Park 

Programs 

#7 Docks 

#12 Marsh Land Patches 

100’ by 200‘ 

#30 Living Ecosystems 

S10’by20’ M20’by20 

L20’by40 

#10 Resting Areas 

#12 Follies 

10’by10’ - 20’by 20’ 

#5 Pavilion 

30’by 20’ 


Total 74.1% 

#3 Living Eco Mechanical Rooms 

#5 5x6 Industrial Media Filters 4’/Tank 

#3 Ballast Filter 4‘ by 10’ 

#3 Industrial Sea Water RO Systems 

10’ by 40’ 

#5 Containerized Water Treatment Systems 

8’ by 40’ 

#500 Artificial Reef Concrete Blocks #100 

5’ by 5’ 

#5 Cores - #6 Elevators 10’ by 10 

#10 Stairs 10’ by 20’ 

#5 MEP Elevators and Utilities 10’by20’ 


total 7.8% 

#5 Scientist Pool 15’ by 20’ 

#10 Algae Pool 20’ by 30’ 

#10 Fish & Kelp Pool 20’ by 30’ 

#10 Habitat Pool 20’ by 30’ 

#10 Water Clarifier Pools 20‘by30’ 

#4 Recreational Pools 40’by50’ 

#1 Olympic Pool 40’by 80’ 


12.6% 

#8 Water Clarifier 

#5 Scientist 

#8 Algae Pool 

#10 Water Clarifier Pools 

#10 Habitat Pool 

#10 Fish & Kelp Pool 

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Educational 

Programs 

Eco MOMMA Museum 

Programs 

Staff Dormitories 

Programs 

The Ocean Cleaning interface enhances ocean awareness, 

education, and action communication strategies with, water 

treatments, wetlands, desalination ,ECO museum, and laboratories. 

The opportunity to increase ocean awareness and action 

through architecture and engineering is evident for the future of 

our city. The lack of awareness has increase the sea pollution 

and has drastic affect on the growth and well being of Wildlife. 

Research Facility / Laboratories 

Eco MOMMA Museum 

School Eco-machine 

Staff Dormitories 

Environmental Center 

25,275 Sq Ft 

22,075 Sq Ft 

12,700 Sq Ft 

7,400 Sq Ft 

45,100 Sq F 


Art Gallery 

30’by80’ 

Lounge Area 

26’by30’ 

Workshops 

20’by55’ 

Exhibitions 

S 30’by60’ 

M 29’by115’ 


55‘by60’ 

Offices 

20’by55’ 


total 19.6% 

#15 Units 

12’by14’ 

#5 Communal WC 

18’by25’ 

#5 Communal Kitchens 

12’by24’ 

#5 Laundry 

9’by20’ 


Total 6.5 % 

Research Facility / Laboratories 

Programs 

School Eco-Machine 

Programs 


Programs 

#10 Offices 

15 by 25’ 

#5 Commons 

25’ 30’ 

#5 Library 

25’ by 35’ 

#5 Research Station 

25’ by 30’ 

#5 Lab Support 

15’ by 20’ 


Total 22.4% 

#5 Storage 

15’ by 15’ 

#5 WM Rest rooms 

9’ by 11’ 

#5 Printing Station 

11’ by 20’ 

#5 Conference Room 

15’ by 20’ 

#5 Mobile Labs 

9’ by 18’ 

#5 Science Pools 

15’ by 20’ 

10# Classrooms 

20’by20’ 

#5 Offices 

15’by25’ 

#5 Workshop 

15‘by30’ 

#5 Library 

20’by26’ 

#5 WM Rest rooms 

9’by11’ 

#5 Lab Room 

15’by20’ 


Total 11.2 % 

#2 Lobby 

40’by40’ 

#2 Info/Admissions 

20’by30‘ 

Auditorium 

80’ by 40‘ 

#20 Offices 

15 by 25’ 

Retail Area 

16,300 Sq Ft 

#10 Workstations 

20’by20’ 


Total 40% 

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Recreational 

Ecologym 

Amphitheater 

Programs 

Programs 

Programs 

Bridge Park 

Urban Park Plaza 

Natural Ocean Swimming Pools 

Ecologym 

Water Front Esplanade 

Amphitheater 

37,500 Sq Ft 

45,100 Sq Ft 

5,000 Sq Ft 

58,035 Sq Ft 

16,525 Sq Ft 

104,100 Sq Ft 


Lobby 

20’by20’ 

Cardio Room 

30’by70’ 

50’by75’ 

Workout Room 

20‘by45’ 

Locker Room 

20’by20’ 

Cafe 

20‘by30’ 

MEP Room 

10’by20’ 


Total 3.9% 

Seating 

100,000 Sq Ft 

#2 Water Movable Stage 

50’by80’ 


Total 36% 

Bridge Park 

Urban Plaza Park 

Water Esplanade 

Ocean Follies 

Programs 

Programs 

Programs 

Programs 

Food Truck Parking 

#10 Follies 

#12Eating Area 

10’by15’ 

Playground 

30’by50’ 

#6 Water Features 

9’by70’ 

#6 Outdoor Learning Area 

20’by30 

#6 Public WC 

9’by19’ 


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9’by70’ 

#12 Seating Areas 

5’by10’ 

Educational Follies 


Total 16.9% 

Eco Museum Frontage 


Eco Machine building 

Retail Frontage 

#4 Ramps to Water 


9’by50’ 

#2 Changing Room 

40’by60’ 

#5Wood Deck 

#1 Olympic Pool 1 

#4 Recreational Pool 


Total 22.7% 

#5 Info Kiosk 

8’by10’ 

#10 Wave Benches 

5’by15’ 

#7 View Bench 

5’by10’ 

Marine Animal Pavilion 

20’by40 

Salt Pavilion 

20’by40’ 

#2 Ocean Pavilion 

30’by40’ 

#2 Trash Pavilion 

30’by50’ 


Total 6.2%

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Ocean Water Analysis 

Ocean Environmental Awareness 

Carbon Dioxide [CO2] from 

the atmosphere is absorbed by 

the ocean. 

Sources of Marine Pollution 

Diagram 

Decomposition of Marine Debris 

Diagram 

Special places are COASTAL and MARINE areas that are culturally 

significant for a variety of reasons. Designating a place to be 

a landmark, monument, and/or Marine Protected Area can help 

ensure its existence, provide valuable ecosystem services and 

preserve cultural heritage and identity. 

Dissolved Carbon 

Dioxide 

Water 

Carbonic 

Acid 

Carbon Dioxide reacts with seawater 

[H20] to form carbonic acid 

[H2CO3] seater PH is lowered. 

Trash 

Sources on Land 

Ocean Vessels 

Water Run Off 

Pathogens 


Sewage from Ships 

Livestock and Animal 

Waste, Sewage Discharged 

into Coastal 

Waters 

Chemicals 

Oil Toxic Spills 

Persistent Organic 

Pollutants (POPS) 

Nutrients 



Livestock & Animal Waste 

Storm-water Drainage, 

Aquaculture 

1-5Years 

Wool Socks 

Average Human 

Life Expectancy 

200Years 

Aluminum 

Cans 

2-4Weeks 

Paper Towels 

1-20Years 

Plastic Grocery 

Bags 

Aesthetic 

Recreational 

Historical 

Spiritual 

Carbonate Ions 

Hydrogen Ions 

Bicarbonate Ions 

Hydrogen ions [H] re;eased by carbonic 

acid in to carbonate [CO32] 

to form carbonate [HCo6]Carbonate 

concentrations are decreases 

making is difficult for calcifiber species 

to form calcium carbonate. 

450Years 


Natural Cleaning Machines 

600Years 

Fishing Line 

Ocean Environmental Awareness 

Marsh Border 

High Marsh 

Low Marsh 

Tidal Flat 

Costal Salt Marsh Food Cycle 

Flooding and Pollution 

Coastal Habitats Protect Against 

Types of Cleaning Plants 

Marshes 

Sub tidal Soft-Bottom 

Algae 

Flooded periodically by monthly 

high-tides and storms 

Flooded twice a day 

during high-tides 

CO2 to grow by photosynthesis. Marsh 

trees use sunlight and salt 

Plants absorb chemicals allowing 

animals to survive. 

Sea grass Beds 

Open Ocean 

Tide Pool 

Salt Panne 

Channel / Mud Flats 

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Water Filtration Treatment Facility 

By Steven Holl 

Water Filtration Facility 

Precedent Study 

The overall design of the park is comprised of six sectors, analogs 

of the six processes of water treatment in the new underground 

facility below. The park’s “micro to macro” reinterpretation results 

in the unexpected, challenging conventional material spatial 

configuration. In a field of wild mosses which corresponds to 

the zonation bubbling, there are “bubble” skylight lenses which 

bring light to the plant loft below. In the zone corresponding to 

rapid mixing and high turbulence, agitated grass mounds are 

penetrated by little streams. Hints of the plant below rise up in 

stainless steel “slices.” The administration building is formed as 

a stainless steel sliver rising like liquid from below. This building 

orients the public education entrance and is flanked by access 

ways on both sides. ¨stevenholl.com 

The overall design of the park is comprised of three strategies. 

The first strategy proposes a development of green infrastructure: 

water cleaning system, reclamation of the polluted water 

bed and bio-fuel production. The second part of the strategy 

aims to convert Kyiv islands into the center of the Research educational 

network of the Dnieper’s river ecological corridor. Third 

part is focused on redevelopment and densification of the already 

existing parts of site aiming to bring a new high quality of 

public and cultural environment to the context. 

collecting 

research 

center 

waste water 

collection 

rain 

water 

gardens 

chlorophyll garden 

wave 

meadow 

micro % macro 

turbulence lawn 

administration 

bubbling filter canopies 

marsh 

wetland 

marsh 

community 

cleaning 

waste water 

cleaning 

water works 

ground 

water 

river water 

screening 

rapid mixing 

flocculation 

water treatment plant 

filtration 

backwash water 

zonation 

stevenholl.com 

collecting cleaning recreating 

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Fort Mason Design Charrette 

Strengthen the Pier Connectivity 

FMC Master Plan Perspective 

Current Conditions 

Roof Circulation 

Extension of Park 

Circulation and waterfront 

Connection 

Roof Gardens 

Extending the Meadow Park 

to Fort Mason buildings 

Historical Land Mark Park 

With the absence and removal 

of B,C,D,E land mark buildings 

a new void space is generated 

that allows for more flexibility 

for future events and new programs. 

Fort Mason Current Connectivity 

4 Month Time Line 

Proposed Visitation 

Current Visitation 

May May 

The isolation between Fort Mason Center and San Francisco is 

obvious, therefore the interaction of the FMC needs to be intensified, 

to activate the existing public program, and to also increase 

the connectivity of the waterfront edge in a more regular fashion, 

rather than just few months a year. 

June 

June 

July 

July 

Aug 

Aug 

FMC Master Plan Perspective 

Proposal 

Understanding how the military and maritime aesthetic and the urban 

industrial feeling of the place could be enhanced while creating a 

plan that appreciates the context of the site was a priority. 

New and Old Integration 

Due to the historical aspect 

of the site is important to 

preserve and integrate new 

architecture. Re-locating the 

existing programs to have a 

more integrated site. 

Floor Plate Extrusion 

Maximizing the square footage 

for the vast amount of 

new and re used programs 

FMC Buildings 

The buildings of Fort Mason 

are in really bad shape ,and 

in my perspective the buildings 

are not more of land 

marks but rather an impedient 

for the growth. 

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Formal Language 

Extending The City Grid 

Man Made Versus Natural 

Mass Breakdown 

Extending the Laguna street to the water-edge to create a stronger 

connection to the urban grid, making the pier typology have 

a stronger impact on the city and users. This idea emerges due 

to the Van Ness Ave that becomes a pier once the street is finished, 

becoming the municipal pier at the end of Van Ness Ave.. 

Cutting the mass into two half’s allowing the users to walk in 

between the two masses in order to observe the two water 

cleaning systems: Natural and Man-made. 

Laguna Street 

Prominent Edge 

Laguna Street 


Man Made Systems 

Natural Systems 

Laguna Street 


Laguna Street 


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Division of Masses 

Water In-Flow 

Ortho vs Organic 

Compression vs Expansion 

The overall mass has been divided into seven pieces in order 

for the water to in-flow through the openings. These seven 

zones are the steps for the water cleaning filtration systems. 

The building geometry follows the logic of each half: ortho versus 

organic, which resembles the idea of organizing the natural 

and the man-made systems. The compression and expansion 

strategy has been used to create outside and inside experiences 

that celebrate the two types of water cleaning mechanisms. 

The expansion strategy serves to create large public spaces 

that become exhibitions spaces and the compression strategies 

are to move from zone to zone minimizing the public space. 

Laguna Street 


Laguna Street 


Ortho Mass 

Organic Mass 

Laguna Street 


Water Current 

Laguna Street 


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Roof Formal Strategy 

Natural Elements 

Final Composition 

Diagram 

Allowing the wind and the water force to follow their natural 

path with minimizing the disruption, as well to shelter the pools 

and to allow natural sunlight on giving areas. 

The mix of these forces creates a more harmonic composition 

fitting the needs of the site and the natural conditions. As well 

for a more dynamic experience of indoors and outdoors spaces. 

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Zone 7 

End of Pier 

Water Cleaning 5 

Amphitheater 

Marine Life Bookstore 

Cafe 

Lounge Space 

Recreational Pool 

View Deck 

Wet Lands 

Loop Ramp 

Boat Parking 

Ocean Cleaning Interface 

Breakdown 

Seven Different Zones performing for different programs and 

responding to different site conditions. Having a major vertical 

axis for circulation allowing to move through the seven zones. 

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Zone 6 

Mid-End 

Zone 5 

Mid-End 

Water Cleaning Process 4 

Water Filtration System 

Marine Life Health Exhibit 


Laboratories 

Classrooms 

View Deck 

Wet Lands 

Ramp 



Marine Debris Exhibit 

Ecological Pool 

Laboratories 

Classrooms 

View Deck 

Wet Lands 

Ramp 

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Zone 4 

Mid 

Zone 3 

Mid 



ECO-MoMMA Gallery 


Laboratories 

Classrooms 

View Deck 

Wet Lands 

Ramp 

Water Cleaning Process One 


Marine Life Exhibit 

Ecological Pool 

Laboratories 

Classrooms 

View Deck 

Wet Lands 

Ramp 

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Zone B 

Mid 

Zone A 

Entrance of Pier 

Human Time Line Museum 


FMC Offices 

Arts & Craft Store 

Workshop 

View Deck 

Wet lands 

Stair Lounge Space 

Ramp 

World Time Line Museum 

Lobby Space 

Library 

Tech Room 

Open Space Multipurpose 

View Deck 

Wet Land 

Ocean Cleaning Plaza 

Ramp 

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Long Section A 

Diagram 

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Long Section A 

Circulation Diagram 

A 

A 

Inside Circulation 

Outside Circulation 

Outside Ramp Circulation 

Cores 

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Long Section B 

Diagram 

B 

B 

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Long Section B 

Utility Diagram 

Gas 

Electrical 

water 

Utility Room 

B 

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Structural Floor Plan 

Diagram 

The main structural component of the Ocean Cleaning Interface 

is the Steel Frame system. I got inspired from how ships 

are built through the different sections to generate a “ steel 

skeleton frame” on a horizontal axis. All the elements such 

as floors, roof, walls, and facade of the building are attached 

to the steel skeleton frames. The idea was to have a light 

structure and a durable material that would resist the water 

tides and the wind off the ocean. The 66 frames that hold the 

Ocean Cleaning Interface allows natural flexibility for natural 

forces and redundancy in case something fails. 

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Structural Roof 

Diagram 

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Individual Frame System 

Sections 

Structural Axonometric 

Diagram 

Zahner’s Angel Hair® 

Roof Surface 

Individual prefabricated steel frame. Each zone contains 6 - 8 

frames. The steel used for the frames is called mild steel. The 

moment frames are one of the systems applied to allow flexibility 

and strength for lateral and shear forces, provided primarily 

by the rigid frame . The beams are rigidly connected to the 

columns to also provide resistance to lateral forces. 

Structural Steel Framing 

Light Gage Steel Joist Roofing 

Concrete Slab with Wood finished 

Bearing Structure Supporting the Joist 

Steel Deck 

Steel Truss System 

20’ Spacing 

Concrete Floor Slab 

Metal deck 

Tension Cable Ramp 

Ipe Wood Deck 

Structure 

Pre- Cast Light 

Concrete Pools 

Concrete Stairs 

Wavebreker 

Constructed Wet 

Lands Profile 

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Roof Curvature Stress 

Zone 2-3 Nort West View 

Roof Curvature Stress 

Zone 2-3 South West View 

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Roof Plan 

Zone 2 - 3 

Second Level 

Zone 2 - 3 

1.- Solar Panels 

2.- Steel Roof 

3.- Gutters 

4.- Water Stairs 

5.- Sea Level Wood Deck 

6.- Steel Bridge 

6 

1.- Laboratories 

2.- Balconies 

3.- Steel Roof 

4.- Lobby 

5.- Pool Deck Lower Lvl 

7.- Elevator/Stairs 

6.- Balcony 

4 

3 

5 

6 

4 

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5 

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Street Level 

Zone 2 - 3 

Sea Level 

Zone 2 - 3 

1.- Exhibition Space 

2.- Cleaning Pools 

3.- Class Rooms 

4.- Circulation Path 

5.- Ramp 

6.- Lobby 

7.- Bottom Deck 

8.- Glass Floor 

5 

1.- Recreational Pools 

2.- Mechanical Rooms 

3.- View Deck 

4.- Ramps 

5.- Ecological Pools 

6.- Lounge Area/Circulation 

7.- Marsh Land 

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Exploded Axonometric 

Zone 2 & 3 

Stainless steel 

Clad roof-smoothest, and 

uniform light-diffusion 

metal surface 

Black Steel Mullions 

15 by 20 Feet Frames 

7 by 12 Feet Frames 

Low-E glass 

Mechanical Pumps (MEP) 

John Todd Cleaning Pools 

Consisting of a series of ecosystems 

that work together to 

break down water contaminants. 

Natural and Eco-friend- 

Tension Cable Ramp 

Cables are attached to the 

truss bracing roof structure 

Perforated Steel Flooring 

Stud (HDS®) 

Framing system 

Strength in two directions 

Superior axial strength 

Easy finishing around 

doors and windows 

Hardwood 

Flooring 

Natural Feeling 

Local Suplied 

Easy to maintain 

Selection and variety 

Labs & Classrooms 

Furniture Modules 

Constructed Wet-Lands 

Long term cleaning process 

Sea level rise protection 

Re-vitalized animal life 

New ecosystems 

Walls 

Drywall 

Equitone fiber cement 

panel finish 

Concrete Walls 

Foundation 

Pools 

Amphitheater 

Water Chantnels 

Stainless Steel Frames 

Clad roof-smoothest, and 

uniform light-diffusion 

metal surface 

Ocean 

Adjacency to Fort Mason Marina 

Sewage out-flow from laguna Street 

Polluted Water 

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Zone 2 & 3 

South East Perspective 

Zone 2 & 3 

South West Perspective 

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East Elevation 

Zone 2 - 3 

South Elevation 

Zone 2 - 3 

3 

2 

3 

2 

Level 3 

+ = 45'-0" 

Level 2 

+ = 30'-0" 

Level 3 

+ = 45'-0" 

Level 2 

+ = 30'-0" 

Level 1 

+ = 15'-0" 

Level 1 

+ = 15'-0" 

Level 0 

- = 15'-0" 

Level 0 

- = 15'-0" 

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North Elevation 

Zone 2 - 3 

West Elevation 

Zone 2 - 3 

3 

2 

3 

2 

Level 3 

+ = 45'-0" 

Level 3 

+ = 45'-0" 

Level 2 

+ = 30'-0" 

Level 2 

+ = 30'-0" 

Level 1 

+ = 15'-0" 

Level 1 

+ = 15'-0" 

Level 0 

- = 15'-0" 

Level 0 

- = 15'-0" 

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Short Section 

Zone 2 - 3 

Level 3 

+ = 45'-0" 

Level 2 

+ = 30'-0" 

Level 1 

+ = 15'-0" 

Level 0 

- = 15'-0" 

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Long Section 

Zone 2 - 3 

Level 3 

+ = 45'-0" 

Level 2 

+ = 30'-0" 

Level 1 

+ = 15'-0" 

Level 0 

- = 15'-0" 

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North East View 

1/16 Model 

North West Views 

1/16 Model 

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Reference / Books 

01 | Academy of Art portfolio Carlo S. 

waterfront analysis diagrams 

pages 11-12 

04 | Combinatory Urbanism: The Complex 

be havior of Collective Form 1st (first) 

Edition by Thom Mayne (2011)Jul 3, 1904 

07 | The New Pastoralism: Landscape into Architecture 

1st Edition by Mark Titman 

10 | Ganges Water Machine: India’s Ancient 

RiverMar 2015 by Anthony Acciavatti 

13 | A Negotiated Landscape:San Francisco’s 

Waterfront since 1950 Jul 12, 2016 

16 | Water Enjoyment: Sustainable Quality, 

Technology & Design by Dirk Meyhofer 

02 | Port City: The History and Transformation 

of the Port of San Francisco 1848-2010 

September 1, 2011, by Michael R. Corbett 

03 | The State Belt: San Francisco’s Water 

front Railroad – 2014 by Michelle S. 

and William H. Kaufman 

05 | Petrochemical America by Richard 

Misrach and Kate Orff – September 

30, 2014 by Richard Misrach 

06 | Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch – 

August 31, 2012 by Tracy Metz 

08 | Hypernatural: Architecture’s New Relation 

ship with Nature (Architecture Briefs) – 

April 21, 2015 by Blaine Brownell 

09 | Waterfront: Resewing The City Plaza Jan 1, 

by Various Authors 

11 | Ganges Water Machine: Designing 

New India’s Ancient RiverMar 15, 2015 

by Anthony Acciavatti 

12 | Ganges Water Machine: Designing New 

India’s Ancient RiverMar 2015 by 

Anthony Acciavatti 

14 | Water Treatment Plant Design Oct 1, 

1997 by American Water Works 

Association and American Society 

of Civil Engineers 

15 | Water and Architecture (1994-03-16) By 

Charles W. Moore – March 16, 1994 

17 | Passive Solar Architecture: e Using 

Natural , 2011 by David Bainbridge 

& Ken Haggard Thomson 

18 | Combinatory Urbanism: The Complex Be 

havior of Collective Form 1st (first) Edition 

by Thom Mayne (2011) 

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Reference / Websites 

01 | inhabitat.com 

04 | fortmason.org 

07 | sfbaywildlife.info/marine/mammals.html 

10 | plantsf.org 

13 | wrnsstudio.com/stewardship/water-energy 

16 | inhabitat.com/19-year-old-cleanup-com 

02 | sfport.com 

05 | sfbaymsi.org 

08 | nps.gov/state/ca/index.html 

11 | toddecological.com 

14 | donate.oceanconservancy.org/ea-action 

17 | huffingtonpost.com.san-francisco-bay-pollution 

03 | sf-planning.org 

06 | tornado.sfsu.edu 

09 | savesfbay.org 

12 | omega.org/omega-in-action 

15 | oceanblueproject.org/index.htmlt 

18 | mtv.com/newsocean-trash-floating-city.com 

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Colophon 

01 | Book Binder 

blurb 

02 | Cover book 

hard cover / image wrap 

03 | Fonts 

Proxima Nova 

04 | Photography 

alberto esponda 

05 | Software 

adobe creative suite 

06 | Text Stock 

Proline Uncoated, 100 lb. 

07 | School 

academy of art university 

08 | Course 

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Acknowledgments 

01 | Family 

Mom, Dad, and sisters thank you so 

much for your patience and love. 

02 | Faculty 

Alberto Bertoli, Jennifer Asselstine, 

Karen Seong, Janek Bielski, 

& Mary Scott. Without your help, 

this would not have been possible 

I would first like to thank my thesis advisors Janek 

Bielski and Alberto Bertoli for the unconditional support 

during the 2016 Spring and Fall semesters. Their 

generous advice and guidance helped me to establish 

the overall direction of the research and to move 

forward with my thesis. I would also like to thank the 

faculty members that attended to the reviews and 

desk critiques during the year: (Jennifer Asselstine, 

Karen Seong, and Braden Engel). Without their passionate 

participation and input, the overall thesis 

could not have been successfully conducted. 

I would also like to acknowledge my classmates 

[Vu Hoai Nguyen, Cesar Silva, Stefan Ultsch, Kiarash 

Filsouf, Samuel S. Drucker, and Jen Liu. I am 

gratefully for their friendship and support during 

the year. Finally, I must express my very profound 

gratitude to the Academy of Art University for providing 

me with unfailing support and continuous 

encouragement throughout my years of study and 

through the process of becoming an architect and 

a stud`ent athlete. This accomplishment would not 

have been possible without their support.

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