Engine Company No. 8

Fire station turned event space turned Feldman Architecture headquarters, the Engine Company No. 8’s rustic bones and sweeping skylights held great potential for a welcoming, open floor workspace flooded with light. The Feldman Architecture team looked to honor the original design of the historic building by accentuating its beautifully weathered exposed brick walls and elegant steel beams.

The Feldman Architecture team fell in love with the second floor of the building because of its breathtaking skylights spanning the entire length of the now lively design studio, flooding the space with natural warmth and light. To filter sunshine to the floor below, our designers repurposed the firepole cutouts with glass, connecting the bottom floor- currently occupied by a bustling retail space- to the sky above. Of the original décor, one fire pole remains perserved in a glass skylight, reminding visitors and Feldman employees alike of the building’s original use.  

Acting as the living room, the open concept design studio is punctuated with crisp white bookshelves and modern detailing, which stands in contrast with the fire house’s original weathered bones and exposed steel beams. Recess lighting accentuates white wooden panels sprinkled with the firm’s recent work, revealing the rough brick above and below, and creating a softly lit, warm atmospheric mood often found in our homes. 

LOCATION San Francisco, CA

PROJECT TEAM
Architect: Feldman Architecture
Contractor: John Nittolo & Justin Farrelly
Fire Safety: Holmes Fire
Structural: Double D Engineering
Lighting Designer: Pritchard/Peck Lighting
Photography: Paul Dyer