Bay School of San Francisco, The Presidio

San Francisco, CA

Owner - National Park Service
Architect - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

The Presidio's Building 35 has been renovated and seismically retrofitted to house the New Bay School of San Francisco. MBC'S design included a full upgrade of the existing structural system to comply with the Uniform Building Code, 2001 Edition, while also meeting the requirements of the National Park Service and preserving the historic fabric and nature of the building. A series of concrete shear walls were added in the building to supplement the building's existing lateral capacity. In addition, new seismic restraints and strongbacks were added to brace the original hollow clay tile corridor walls and plaster ceiling in historically sensitive areas.

MBC provided full structural engineering service for the project including structural design for seismic upgrade and ancillary elements including exterior stairs and canopy.