Location: San Francisco

Gap Headquarters

Bird's-eye view of a minimalist courtyard showing a pattern of dark stone benches and steps set against light gray gravel, interspersed with neatly manicured green trees.

Modern, fresh and clean, the gardens of this corporate headquarters are inspired by the abstract works of the De Stijl artistic movement. The gardens complement the building’s architectural expression of simple geometric relationships and the client’s passion for modern art. The seventh floor rooftop garden resembles a Mondrian painting, defined through crisp blocks of materials, […]

Rincon Park

A wide side view of a person walking along the green bush lined path in front of the Cupid's Span sculpture with its yellow bow and red arrow, framed against the long span of the Bay Bridge and a deep blue sky.

This reclaimed brownfield on Oakland Bay was previously the site of freight railways, dirt pathways and warehouses. As part of the design considerations, OLIN developed on-site remediation strategies to isolate contaminated soils from non-contaminated soils. Today, the park features inviting expanses of lawn, canted and oriented to provide maximum views to the bay. The lawns […]