The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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The Apple Tree house: A Modernist Glass Residence Embracing Nature at its Core
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
View looking up at the top-floor Osher Hall projecting above. The building is designed as an urban “vertical village” incorporating housing, dining, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, performances spaces, faculty offices, and a radio station under one roof.
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Tim Griffith
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The Bowes Center is set in the heart of the Civic Center cultural and arts district.
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Tim Griffith
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The student commons provides space for lounging and dining.
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Tim Griffith
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Music classrooms are highly acoustically-controlled spaces custom-designed for the Conservatory. Box-in-box construction provides acoustic separation needed for a drummer to practice in a room next door to a violinist.
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Kyle Jeffers
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Studio G, a black-box Technology Hall in the building’s basement level, is a flexible performance space with a state-of-the-art recording studio.
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Kyle Jeffers
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The ground floor Cha Chi Ming Recital Hall is a transparent jewel-box performance space.
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Tim Griffith
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The recital hall features floor to ceiling windows, engaging those passing by Van Ness Avenue and Hayes Street.
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Kyle Jeffers
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
On-lookers gather to watch rehearsals and concerts taking place in the recital hall.
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Kyle Jeffers
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The top-floor Barbro Osher Recital Hall is capable of seating an audience of 200 people, and provides a backdrop of the city hall dome with a visual connection to the surrounding context of the arts district.
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Kyle Jeffers
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Student suites provide affordable housing for SFCM students in the heart of San Francisco. Residents have access to the city right outside their doorstep, with public transit close by.
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Tim Griffith
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
A rooftop terrace serves as an outdoor lounge and event space.
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Tim Griffith
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The top-floor Barbro Osher Recital Hall, seen here during an evening performance.
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Tim Griffith
San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center
Mark Cavagnero Associates
The top-floor Barbro Osher Recital Hall visually connects to the iconic dome of San Francisco's City Hall a block away.
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Tim Griffith
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