This glass curtain wall office building designed by Caesar Pelli is proposed one block from San Francisco’s Embarcadero. Working with the architect and building engineers, the vegetated “second skin” is designed to shade the building and create a layer of cool air to reduce air conditioning needs. The planters also capture storm water from roof and facade, delivering filtered rain water to basement tanks for use in toilets and for wash water. In summer, the facade plantings are irrigated with graywater to maximize cooling effect without the use of potable water. Wall plantings provide habitat for 7 specific species of native hummingbird and butterfly.
110 The Embarcadero
SAN FRANCISCO
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