Our latest collaboration with Aesop is defined by 41 solid copper shelves embedded within a hand raked plaster wall terrain.  Located on Jackson Street, in San Francisco's historic waterfront district, the design pays homage to the tenacious spirit of the San Franciscans who first settled the Bay Area. 

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Architects: Tacklebox Architecture

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States

Architect In Charge: Jeremy Barbour

Area: 1200.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Courtesy of Aesop

Client: Aesop

Metal Fabrication: Digifab

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From the architect. Our latest collaboration with Aesop is defined by 41 solid copper shelves embedded within a hand raked plaster wall terrain.  Located on Jackson Street, in San Francisco's historic waterfront district, the design pays homage to the tenacious spirit of the San Franciscans who first settled the Bay Area. 
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Floor Plan

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In line with Aesop?s customary architectural approach ? to work with what is already in place, weaving a discreet presence into the fabric of the locale ? fault lines and natural rifts within the area?s geological timeframe were key influences, expressed through a prominent raked wall of plastered texture and form. Bracing, stitching, and spli...