Mission Rock G Architectural Precast panels in storage at Clark Pacific’s


manufacturing yard, awaiting window installation.


subcontractors and suppliers and the multitude of skilled workers that will ultimately have a hand in the project, Mission Rock represents a model of collaboration and innovation. Te public-private owner/developer assembled a team of world-renowned architects to collaboratively design the four buildings in Phase 1. Each will have its own look and feel but is designed to complement the others as well as the surrounding environment.


Highly Collaborative Teams As outlined on the project website,


the architectural teams forming the design cohort “came together in true studio fashion to discover, share, collaborate, evaluate and to ensure that the first phase authentically reflects the community’s vision.” Mission Rock Building G


broke ground in 2020 and is well underway. It is a 13-story, approxi- mately 300,000-sq.-ft. commercial office building with retail and restau- rants on the ground floor. Hathaway Dinwiddie/Nibbi Brothers joint venture is general contractor and Henning Larsen is lead architect, working in association with Adamson Associates and Y.A. Studio on the design of the building that is targeting LEED Gold certification. Also underway is Building A, a


23-story approximately 380,000-sq.-ft. mixed use building with an estimated 285 residential units and 50,000- sq.-ft. in office space. AGC member firm Swinerton is serving as general contractor, while MVRDV is lead architect working with Perry Archi- tects as associate architect. Building B, an 8-story office


building designed by lead architect WORKac with associate architects Adamson Associate and Y.A. Studio, and Building F, a 23-story residential high-rise designed by Studio Gang with associate architect Quezada Architecture, round out the vertical structures in Phase 1.


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The Prefabrication Solution One of the most technically


complex components of any high- performing structure is its façade – and the signature exterior facades of Mission Rock’s vertical structures clearly distinguish the entire devel- opment. Tey draw inspiration from California’s natural topography and San Francisco’s own urban landscape. Building G is inspired by the geologic rock formations of California’s Devil’s Postpile National Monument near Yosemite, while Building A reflects California’s many rock formations; its design evokes a narrow valley between rocky walls extending up the western façade. Delivering these complex, high-


performance facades within strict budget and schedule constraints while maintaining the highest level of quality, safety and productivity required a prefabricated solution. AGC member Clark Pacific, a


leading provider of prefabricated building systems in the construction


“Everybody knew the north star, they knew the goal – which was get the most out of the façade design for long- term performance, and to get it within budget. Everybody was working in the same direction


and 100 percent bought in, and that made it go smoothly.” – Jim Lewis, Clark Pacific


industry, was brought on board in a design-assist capacity to help develop prefabricated solutions for Buildings G and A. Te company’s focus is to provide a single source of responsibility through collaborative design, advanced manufacturing and efficient delivery of high quality and cost-effective prefabri- cated building systems.


Role as Integrator “Our role is to be an integrator,”


commented Jim Lewis, Director of Preconstruction, Facades for Clark Pacific. “Te envelope or façade on a building is the most complicated part of the building. We’re integrating a lot of different systems like weather barriers, glazing and insulation, but by starting this process at the conceptual design phase we were able to make the façade constructible and within the budget. Our collaborative delivery model is the only way to deliver facades on iconic buildings.” Te team’s highly collaborative approach has driven the projects’


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