The roof, where the pool meets the sky and earth
Once an industrial zone, parts of the Potrero district in San Francisco are becoming residential. Surrounded by an ocean of generic and anonymous warehouses, the pool should have a distinct identity and act as a key anchor for the community. The design intent uses the roof and its underlying structure as a distinct character. Using clay, we explored different roof forms, to deliberately avoid the large rectangular boxes of the neighborhood. The design finally connects the sky and the earth in a single enclosure.