AIA San Francisco featured our project 1275 Folsom in their publication Small Firms, Great Projects. This is a summary of the article, New Again: Old Buildings Reimagined, by Lisa Boquiren:

“Founded in 1998 by William S. Duff Jr., WDA decided to relocate its office from leased space to its own building while remaining in the neighborhood the firm has called home for most of its 26 years. The property was initially developed in the 1800s, and, likely after the 1906 earthquake and fire, the current building was constructed for industrial use.

Having worked with private and public clients on residential, commercial, and community projects, the WDA team understood what it meant to become their own clients. “Conducting due diligence to determine project feasibility is extremely important, particularly with adaptive reuse projects,” stated David K. Plotkin, AIA, WDA’s community practice leader.

During escrow, WDA learned about zoning restrictions to the allowable square footage for the building’s mezzanine. This led the team to design for the current program and future needs.”

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