Website:https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library (Website)
Description:Has a sierra white granite facade that is more contemporary on two sides of the building. 375,000 square feet. Inside, a dramatic skylight allows natural light into the building’s five-story central atrium; bridges connect floors across lightwells, and a grand staircase rises four stories beside a wall installation lit with the names of more than a hundred authors, a three-story interior wall filled with 50,000 annotated cards from the old card catalog, a mural, a spiral staircase in the glass enclosed reading room and a companion piece suspended from the high ceiling. A unique configuration of open spaces and smaller intimate corner rooms contributes both a sense of grandeur and welcome. The interior design of each center includes inlaid hardwood floors, wool area rugs and upholstered chairs. Custom wall systems and cabinetry of sycamore, curly maple, lacewood and cherry evoke the warm imagery of traditional library interiors, counterbalanced in each room by a stainless steel disc above—which integrates both lighting and air diffusion components.
General Notes:Called/emailed for updates 5/31/24 JJ / emailed for updates 11.7.24 bd
Jurisdictions::San Francisco City & County, SAN FRANCISCO CITY & COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 37.7791590, y coordinate: -122.4158080
Building Materials: Concrete
Contacts: Fata, Manijeh *Executive Director, San Francisco Film Commission1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 473, San Francisco, CA 94102 415.554.6241 Phone 1415.554.6503 Fax[email protected]https://filmsf.org/film-office-staff
Public Library, San Francisco *Film Contact, San Francisco Public Library415-557-4277 Phone 1[email protected]
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