AIASF + AIA East Bay’s San Francisco Fire Station 35 Design Tour

Register here: https://www.aiasf.org/events/san-francisco-fire-station2-5-design-tour

AIA San Francisco is excited to co-sponsor this tour as part of their annual Festival for Arch + Design! This year’s festival explores “San Francisco’s Legacy of Reinvention,” highlighting how the city continually innovates in the face of monumental shifts—whether cultural, environmental, social, or economic. From historic transformations after the 1906 earthquake to the WWII boom, the counterculture era, the dot-com revolution, and the post-pandemic world, San Francisco offers a compelling story of reinvention through architecture and design.

San Francisco Fire Department’s Station 35 accommodates three fire suppression boats, a dive boat, and marine rescue craft. The station sits on top of a floating barge to provide safe and immediate access to the fireboats, irrespective of the tide, or sea level rise due to global warming. It is permanently moored adjacent to the historic Mediterranean style fire station along the San Francisco Embarcadero. Join a tour of this unique fire station and learn how the San Francisco Fire Department uses this building to serve the city and the bay. Hear directly from San Francisco fire fighters along with the architect to learn how the design solution came to be and how it functions today.