Living by the Bay
by Jonathan McGaha | March 31, 2009 12:00 am
At 645 feet (197 m), the new Millennium Tower in San Francisco will be the fourth tallest structure in the city’s skyline. The 60-story, 1-million-square foot (92,900-m2) residential tower includes 419 condominiums; 350-car underground parking; an 18,900-square-foot
(1,756-m2) amenity complex; 8,000 square feet (743 m2) of retail space; and a public glass atrium. The complex also includes a nine-story midrise building with apartments.
Designed to create a significant architectural landmark for the transformation of the Transbay Terminal district, the tower’s exterior creates the impression of a translucent crystal. The exterior incorporates a variety of metal fins to craft a sense of lightness and transparency, allowing the perception that the tower’s silhouette shifts as light changes throughout the day.
The amenity complex features a screening room with a 100-inch
(2,540-mm) HD projector screen, children’s playroom, climate-controlled wine cellar, tasting room, owner’s lounge, residents-only dining room serviced by celebrity chef Michael Mina’s onsite restaurant, 5,500-square-foot (511-m2) fitness center operated by Sports Club/LA, and 75-foot (23-m) competition-length lap pool set underneath the soaring skylight that opens onto a private outdoor terrace with exterior water feature.
Millennium Tower features a wide selection of metal products, including 340,000 square feet (31,586 m2) of curtainwall from Enclos Corp., San Ramon, Calif., and YKK AP Inc., Tokyo; 15,000 square feet (1,394 m2) of CSP500 aluminum plate panel system from POHL USA Inc., West Valley City, Utah; 2,000 square feet (186 m2) of stainless-steel metal panels for the tower and midrise curtainwall from California Sheet Metal, El Cajon, Calif.; 2,500 square feet (232 m2) of skylights from Super Sky, Mequon, Wis.; 8,000 square feet (743 m2) of Pressure wall from Kawneer, Norcross, Ga.; and 17,724 square feet (1,647 m2) of 22- guage BR5-36 preformed metal panels in Silver with a smooth finish and Sundance AM Coating and 544 square feet (51 m2) of 22-gauge SDP-200 standingseam metal roof panels in Silver with a smooth finish and Sundance AM coating for the roof parapets and mechanical room walls from CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pa. Louvers from C/S Group, Cranford, N.J., were included with the curtainwall, and Guarantee Glass Inc., Walnut Creek, Calif., supplied the roof fins.
Also included are eight pairs of swing doors from Dawson Doors, Jamestown, N.Y.; three pairs of balanced doors from Ellison Bronze Inc., Falconer, N.Y.; eight sliding doors from Wausau Window and Wall Systems, Wausau, Wis.; one sliding door from Nanawall, Mill Valley, Calif.; and garage doors from The Cookson Co. Inc., Phoenix.
Structural steel came from Botner Manufacturing, San Leandro, Calif.; BEI Steel Inc., Hollister, Calif.; and Olson Steel, San Leandro.
Opening in April, the Millennium Tower offers translucent design and unobstructed, seamless views into the heart of San Francisco.
Millennium Tower, San Francisco
Awards: 2009 Structural Engineering Project of the Year,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 9, and 2008
Outstanding Structural Engineering Project, San Francisco
Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Client: Millennium Partners, New York City
Architect: Handel Architects LLP, San Francisco
General contractor: Webcor Builders, San Francisco
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