SAN FRANCISCO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

 

Meeting Minutes

 

Commission Chambers Room 400,
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

Wednesday, March 2, 2016
1:30 p.m.
Architectural Review Committe
Meeting
 

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:   Pearlman, Wolfram
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:     Hasz, Hyland

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY COMMISSIONER PEARLMAN AT 1:41 PM

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE:   Rich Sucre, Tim Frye - Preservation Officer, and Jonas Ionin – Commission Secretary

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+ indicates a speaker in support of an item;

• indicates a speaker in opposition to an item; and

= indicates a neutral speaker or a speaker who did not indicate support or opposition.

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1. 2013.0225U                                                               (R. SUCRE: (415) 575-9108)
UCSF SFGH B-C BUILDING – located on the northwest corner of Vermont and 23rd Streets, Assessor's Block 4154, Lot 001 and Assessor's Block 4213/001.  Request for Review and Comment on the proposed Design Criteria for the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Research Facility at the San Francisco General Hospital campus. The proposed project includes new construction of a five-story (up to 80-ft tall) research facility with approximately 175,000 gross square feet within the San Francisco General Hospital Historic District, which has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The project site is located within the P (Public) Zoning District and a 105-E Height/Bulk Limit. 
Preliminary Recommendation: Review and Comment

SPEAKERS:         
= Tim Frye – Staff presentation
+ (F) Speaker – Project presentation
+ Don Rudy – Design presentation
+ Charles Chase – Historic evaluation     
ACTION:
Reviewed and Commented
Overall, the ARC concurs with the staff determination that the Design Criteria appropriately address infill new construction within the SFGH Historic District. However, the ARC recommends the following edits to the Design Criteria:

• The project should explore additional height, as is found among the other contributing buildings within the SFGH Historic District. The surrounding historic district features taller buildings with wings and articulated footprints (either H or I‐shaped in plan).
• The project should remove the setbacks on the upper level to reinforce a more vertical expression.
• The project should express a more vertical orientation on the exterior facades that may be supported by bays at the building corners.
• The location of the new fountain is not clear, and should be better defined in the Design Criteria.

LETTER: 0057

ADJOURNMENT – 2:04 PM
ADOPTED APRIL 20, 2016