San Francisco City Park On A Roof

Our living roof is more than beautiful it s the heart of the academy.

San francisco city park on a roof.

Atop the building at 500 pine st. More often office and retail workers are having lunch on the wooden slat park benches. Update january 2017 effective january 1 st 2017 san francisco became the first u s. Weather stations on the roof monitor wind rain and changes in temperature to help inform the building s automated systems and skylights keeping rainforest temps just right the interior piazza cool and comfortable and natural light streaming to the exhibits below.

The park makes for a fantastic little hike in the heart of san francisco corona heights park offers some of the city s best views from its craggy peak learn more. San francisco better roofs. This 5 4 acre urban oasis will be programmed with year round free activities a public art program and sits on top of 100 000 square feet of shopping and dining. On the corner of kearny and pine streets in downtown san francisco will be the new rooftop park.

With the passage of this legislation between 15 and 30 of roof space on most new construction projects will incorporate solar living roofs or a combination of both. In dense urban cities our rooftops are valuable space that can be used more efficiently to benefit our environment and our communities. Get ready for sf s newest rooftop park as well as the grand opening of the new transbay terminal aka salesforce transit center. The 1 400 foot long elevated park has a wide range of activities and amenities including an outdoor amphitheater gardens trails open grass areas and children s play space as well as space for a future restaurant.

The san francisco recreation and park department currently manages more than 220 parks playgrounds and open spaces throughout san francisco including two outside city limits sharp park in pacifica and camp mather in the high sierras. City to mandate solar and living roofs on most new construction. The roof terrace is one flight up from san francisco s finest food court.