SFO FIREHOUSE NO. 3

Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Location: San Francisco, CA
Team: Karen Mar, David Yama, Robert Soo Hoo, Ana Arcelus Arrillaga, Christian Tipping
Status: Completed 2017
Builder: C. Overaa & Co.
Photography: Russell Abraham & Kristen Paulin
Size & Cost: 20,000 sf & $32 million

Completed by preceding firm Yama & Mar Design with Shah Kawasaki Architects in a Joint Venture

IPI Partnered Project of the Year Award, 2018

We have completed a new fire station at San Francisco International Airport. The project includes a LEED® Gold firehouse, new security checkpoint, and state of the art training center. At the heart of the design is an elevated command and control ‘watch’ room with views of the airfield. The design balances landside (open to the public) and airside (security clearance required) operations along with a host of key stakeholder requirements including SFO, FAA, TSA, SFFD, and SFPD. The project is LEED Gold v4 certified, which was extremely tough given the harsh environment and location (natural ventilation was not an option). The building entry fronts US 101, and the apparatus bay doors open directly to the airfield.