CULTURE CONNECTOR
All images on this page prepared by CMG Landscape Architecture with Kennerly Architecture + Planning and Gehl Studio.
A vision for an inclusive commons that prioritizes Ecology, Wellness, + Variety: an expansive tree canopy loosely frames a civic promenade from Market Street to City Hall and provides a variety of settings for art, commerce, and play.
PROGRAM: EVENTS + ENTERTAINMENT
SURFACE DIAGRAM
N-S GROVE STREET SECTION
1 Garden Room
2 Flexible Plaza and Fountain
3 Lawn
4 Food and Retail Kiosks
5 Bold Graphic Paving
6 Civic Center Playgrounds
7 Sculpture Garden
8 Best of SF Kiosks
9 Flexible Plaza
10 Library Terrace and Pavilions
11 Interactive Art
12 Dog Park
13 Cafe Terrace
14 Boulder Play Garden
15 Food and Retail Pavilion
Click to See Ground View
CIVIC CENTER PLAZA: Garden rooms, including picnic and lawn areas, create a lively, verdant frame for a large gathering space centered on City Hall. A mist fountain provides an informal place to play during the day, but can be turned off during civic events.
FULTON MALL: Small kiosks with flexible seating support local merchants and restaurants, celebrating the ‘Best of SF’. A sculpture garden along the Asian Art Museum creates visual delight and adds plants that can support butterflies and birds.
Program + Use
These are snapshots of the variety and intensity of activity expected during a weekday at noon and a weekend at night.
PROGRAM/ACTIVITES
Playground
Farmer’s Market
Restroom
Water Fountain
Cafe
Food and Beverage
Picnic
Barbecue
Games
Social Seating
Bench Seating
Lounge Seating
Active Recreation
Passive Recreation
Photo Point
Celebrations and Special Events
Demonstration
Interactive Fountain
Information
Outdoor Reading Room
Dog Park
Public Art
Ornamental Garden
Retail
Bart Station
Muni Station
Bus Stop
STATIONARY ACTIVITY
Eating/Drinking
Waiting for Transit
Accompanied by Pets
Passive - Sitting/Standing
Exercise/Play/Recreation
Commerce
Political/Religious Advocacy
Cultural/Performance
Civic Work
PEDESTRIAN & BIKE MOVEMENT
Existing Pedestrian Count Volume
Existing Bike Count Volume
UN PLAZA: A Boulder Play Garden provides a place for nature play, complementing a dog park on Leavenworth. Lawn games and interactive art in UN Plaza frame the civic spine. A bold paving pattern unifies the entire public realm from Market St to City Hall.
Considerations and Trade-offs
This plan will address all of the considerations below to some extent. Click here to learn more about each consideration
GATHERING | |
1. Flexible Area for Large Events and Gathering | |
2. Trees and Planting | |
3. Interactive Features | |
DAILY USE | |
4. Supporting Everyday Uses | |
5. Recreation | |
6. Kiosks and Pavilions |