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Designers preview Mission Square, funicular and tower refinements for Transbay project
Summary
Architects and landscape architects presented updated designs for Mission Square and the Transit Tower: redwood groves, benches and rainwater capture for the plaza; a small funicular to connect plaza to rooftop park; tower tapering and solar sunscreens to reduce wind and emphasize verticality.
At an informational hearing on May 24, design team members presented refinements to the Transit Center Tower and the adjacent Mission Square plaza and park. John Ram (Planning Department) framed the presentation as informational; no entitlement action was taken on design questions during the presentation.
Peter Walker, the landscape architect, described Mission Square as a composed public plaza made of three zones — building edge and entry, a grove of redwood columns, and a retail/retail spill-out zone — organized to preserve sightlines and allow sunlight to penetrate between trees. Walker explained the team plans to use large, engineered troughs of soil and on-site…
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