FME’s Greg Sheppard and his talented team, including Mackenzie Bray, Brad Reinschell and Derek Cunha, were featured in the recent edition of Innovative Design Quarterly for their transformational design of the building at 459 Geary.
While today’s Tenderloin is a burgeoning arts district, “the neighborhood is largely conventional, commercial galleries on a single floor,” Sheppard says. With 459 Geary, “we’ve challenged the norm. It’s a unique offering for the community arts scene, not only because of the gallery’s ability to exhibit urban art and large-format work in a variety of settings; but also because we’ve transformed another dilapidated, underutilized building into a multi-purpose amenity that further enlivens the street and the neighborhood at large.”
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Recently, FORGE Architecture and Design competed and won first place In Haworth’s 5V Immersive Fashion Experience. The winning creation, STRUCTURED VOLUME was inspired by Truebeck Construction’s SF office. We sat down with FORGE Job Captain, Alisa Nadolishny to discuss the work that went into the winning garment, her experience in fashion, and how the team brought their vision to life.
FORGE, a San Francisco-based full-service architectural and interior design firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Director of Architecture, Jack Verdon. Jack joins the leadership team and will oversee the continued growth and development of the firm’s architecture studio.
“The owner of a 20,000-square-foot former Walgreens at 740 Market St. has proposed converting about half the space into as many as five retail suites, a potential creative adjustment to a difficult leasing environment downtown. An application filed this week by local architecture and interior design firm FORGE on behalf of the property owner, an