San Francisco Fire Station 35 Design Tour
San Francisco Fire Station 35 Design Tour
AIA San Francisco is excited to co-sponsor this tour as part of their annual Festival for Arch + Design! This year's festival explores "San Francisco's Legacy of Reinvention," highlighting how the city continually innovates in the face of monumental shifts—whether cultural, environmental, social, or economic. From historic transformations after the 1906 earthquake to the WWII boom, the counterculture era, the dot-com revolution, and the post-pandemic world, San Francisco offers a compelling story of reinvention through architecture and design.
San Francisco Fire Department’s Station 35 accommodates three fire suppression boats, a dive boat, and marine rescue craft. The station sits on top of a floating barge to provide safe and immediate access to the fireboats, irrespective of the tide, or sea level rise due to global warming. It is permanently moored adjacent to the historic Mediterranean style fire station along the San Francisco Embarcadero. Join a tour of this unique fire station and learn how the San Francisco Fire Department uses this building to serve the city and the bay. Hear directly from San Francisco fire fighters along with the architect to learn how the design solution came to be and how it functions today.
Guide:
Alan Kawasaki
Principal, Shah Kawasaki Architects
Alan Kawasaki believes in serving communities through design excellence. Since co-founding Shah Kawasaki Architect in 1999 he has designed numerous public safety facilities, recreation centers, visitor centers, museums, social services centers, educational facilities, and administrative spaces. Each has been designed to inspire, and enhance the level of services provided to the community. Alan is skilled at building consensus among project stakeholders towards a commonly held vision. An early proponent of sustainable design, ten of his projects have received LEED Certification.
With over three dozen stations designed and/or constructed, Alan is considered one of California’s leading experts in fire station design. In addition to receiving station design awards from the AIA and Fire Chief Magazine, he is a current and past speaker at the California Fire Chief Association.
