680 FOLSOM STREET
San Francisco, California, United States
RETROFIT
ORIGINAL
680 Folsom St. after facade retrofit
680 Folsom St. after facade retrofit / Enclos
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Plant Construction
Enclos
2013
Office
136 ft42 m
14
521,610 ft248,459 m2
Re-Clad
  • Highly-Glazed curtainwall ( > 50% glass)
  • LEED Platinum
  • Durability
  • Resilience
  • Health and comfort
  • Whole- building energy modeling
  • Durability planning
  • Thermal comfort modeling

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT
  • HVAC and/or mechanical systems
  • Lighting systems
  • Daylighting controls
  • Building management system

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION
  • Original facade was replaced with a new one

DESCRIPTION
680 Folsom Street is a commercial office building located in San Francisco, California, USA The building was originally constructed in 1964, and the facade was retrofitted in 2013. The retrofit included the refurbishment of the structural system, which allowed for increasing the building's floors from twelve to fourteen. The concrete facade was completely replaced by a high-performance unitized glass curtain wall. Aluminum fins were incorporated to the northern facade.
OWNER
Pacific Bell


DEVELOPER


DESIGN ARCHITECT


EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT


ENGINEER


CONSTRUCTION MANAGER


GENERAL CONTRACTOR


FACADE CONSULTANT


FACADE CONTRACTOR


OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR
1964
Office
166 ft51 m
12
468,783 ft243,551 m2


ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN


DESCRIPTION
680 Folsom Street is a commercial office building located in San Francisco, California, USA The building was originally constructed in 1964, and the facade was retrofitted in 2013. The retrofit included the refurbishment of the structural system, which allowed for increasing the building's floors from twelve to fourteen. The concrete facade was completely replaced by a high-performance unitized glass curtain wall. Aluminum fins were incorporated to the northern facade.