The Lighthouse
South San Francisco, CA-
Bldg system
Mass Timber
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No. Of Stories
1
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Sq. footage
22,000
Designed to provide shared amenity space for a group of biotech companies in South San Francisco, this beautiful structure features a café and dining space, lounge, meeting center, fitness facility and private offices. While sustainability was a driving factor behind the overall development, and a key reason for choosing mass timber, wood added further value by creating a warm and beautiful gathering space. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels are supported by an intricate, elegant glulam framing system, allowing the structure to also serve as finish. Because they wanted to display the material in its purest form, designers worked to hide connections and utilities as much as possible, allowing visual attention to focus on the wood itself while creating a single architectural expression. The mass timber structure features 20-foot double cantilevered overhangs that provide outdoor seating areas as well as solar protection to minimize heat gain, which helps contribute to the project’s net-zero energy goals. 22,000 sf.
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Construction Type:
V-B
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Building Type:
Assembly (Worship, Restaurant, Theater)
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Material Types:
Mass Timber, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
Companies Involved:
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Gensler
Architect
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Arup
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XL Construction
General Contractor
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Building Owner / Developer
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Elevated Construction Services
Timber Installer
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Sansin
Timber finishes
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Mercer Mass Timber
Mass timber (previously Structurlam)
Individuals Involved:
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Mark Fairman
Architect
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Nick Sherrow-Groves
Structural Engineer
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Bevan Jones
Fire Protection Engineer
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Jeremy Decker
Acoustic Specialist
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Kion Nemati
Structural Engineer
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Kion Nemati
Structural Engineer
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Jimmy Spencer
Superintendent
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Matthew Larson
Preconstruction
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Lon Bradley
Timber Installer