The Townsend Passage is a new public walkway and streetscape that now connects Townsend with Brannan Street. The central concept for the space was “Shadowplay”. The vertical lines of a new channel glass fence course across the space during the day, and the shadows lock into and integrate with oblique paving, furniture and planters. Wood beams were salvaged from an existing adjacent building, and were re-used to create built in seating nooks, leaning rails and amphitheater seating.
Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards 2018
Second Award | Category: Commercial
Architects: David Fletcher
Studio Name: Fletcher Studio
Team Members: David Fletcher, Cory Hallam
Country: United States
Website: www.fletcher.studio
Fletcher Studio collaborated Retna, in the installation of a site specific mural and integrated sculptures. All irrigation water in the passage comes from a cistern. The space also treats stormwater from the adjacent new office building.
