SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MAXINE HALL HEALTH CENTER
ARCHITECTURE | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
LOCATION 1301 PIERCE STREET
AREA 9,600 SF
CONSTRUCTION COST $ 7.2 M
COMPLETION DATE FALL 2021
The Department of Public Health ’ s Maxine Hall Clinic has offered health care to the residents of San Francisco ’ s Western Addition since 1968 when the building first opened . Given its age , the clinic required extensive interior renovations and accompanying seismic upgrades . The building ’ s notable design features include ribbon windows , uniquely textured cast-in-place concrete spandrel and of particular note - a medically-themed ceramic tile mural by renowned ceramicist Win Ng that flanks the clinic ’ s main entryway . The design team sought to limit the impact of required seismic interventions to preserve the building ’ s original appearance , however , the prominent southeast corner required reinforcement and infilling . Seeing this as an opportunity for a new identity for the clinic , the corner has a new super graphic that references a portion of the original tile mural at a much-increased scale .
Photography by Great Estate Photography
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