MID-CRISSY AREA Design Guidelines

DECEMBER 2011 FINAL

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 2

SECTION 1. MID-CRISSY AREA EVOLUTION 5

SECTION II. 2002 PRESIDIO TRUST MANAGEMENT PLAN 16 DISTRICT CONCEPT

Planning Concept 16 Character, Land Use, and Open Space Accesss and Circulation

SECTION III. PTMP CRISSY FIELD DISTRICT PLANNING GUIDELINES 20 AND MID-CRISSY AREA DESIGN GUIDELINES

1. Spatial Organization and Land Patterns 20 1a. PTMP Planning Guidelines 1b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines

2. Buildings and Structures 22 2a. PTMP Planning Guidelines 2b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines

3. Open Space/Vegetation/Views 26 3a. PTMP Planning Guidelines 3b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines

4. Circulation and Access 29 4a. PTMP Planning Guidelines 4b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines

COVER IMAGE: PRESIDIO TRUST

1 INTRODUCTION

The Presidio Trust (Trust) develops design guidelines early in the environmental review process to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts to the Presidio’s natural, cultural, and archaeological resources, and to ensure that projects are consistent with the agency’s plans and commitments. The Trust has developed design guidelines for the Mid-Crissy area, as identified in Figure 1, in anticipation of the completion of the Presidio Parkway1 in 2014, which will give the area new prominence as a visitor destination as well as ongoing interest in the reuse of Building 610 and possible expansion of Building 603 (Crissy Field Center).

The Crissy Field district as defined in the 2002 Presidio Trust Management Plan (PTMP), extends from the Marina Gate at Mason and Bay Streets to the Bridge. It parallels Figure 1 Mid-Crissy Area Boundary Bay to the north and is defined by Mid-Crissy area. a bluff to the south. The district can be roughly divided into four areas: West Crissy, Mid-Crissy, buildings along West Crissy are all that remain Mason Street is the district’s main artery, and East Beach, and Cavalry Stables. Doyle Drive to tell this important story. Since the PTMP was is one of the boundaries between Areas A and runs adjacent to the bluff and has been a barrier completed, the Trust has made a number of B of the Presidio. Area B is Mason Street and between the waterfront and the Presidio’s improvements to revitalize West Crissy and to south and is under the jurisdiction of the Trust. interior since 1937. interpret its history. The Trust has rehabilitated Area A is north of Mason Street and is under the West Crissy streetscape and overseen the jurisdiction of the Crissy Field was the birthplace of West Coast rehabilitation and preservation plans for 11 of its (NPS). Ten years ago, the NPS and the Golden aviation. The restored airfield and related 14 historic buildings. Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC)

1 Doyle Drive is being replaced by the Presidio Parkway. One of the many benefits of the new roadway is that it will reconnect Crissy Field to the Presidio’s Main Post via cut-and-cover tunnels in the Mid-Crissy area.

2 Mid-Crissy Area rehabilitated the Area A portion of Crissy Field, Street, re-establishing the ecological connection and evaluate project proposals. The Trust has creating one of the most visited public areas between Crissy Marsh and the Tennessee consulted with parties to the Presidio Trust in San Francisco. The GGNPC and the Trust Hollow watershed. Programmatic Agreement (PTPA) about rehabilitated Building 603 in 1999 to serve as the Guidelines and has also solicited public The Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines are a programs facility. Building 603 is currently comment.7 intended to guide the redevelopment of the Mid- being used by CalTrans as a project office for Crissy area in a manner that enhances the whole The Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines the Presidio Parkway effort. The Trust expects of Crissy Field and protects its diverse resources. document is divided into three sections: the GGNPC to reoccupy Building 603 once the The Mid-Crissy Area includes four buildings Presidio Parkway project has been completed. • Section I outlines the historical development and approximately 14 acres of open space. of the Mid-Crissy area. Multiple efforts have focused on preserving and The Guidelines build upon prior planning and • Section II reproduces the concept for the enhancing the rich ecology of Crissy Field. In compliance efforts, including the 2001 Presidio entire Crissy Field District (Area B) from the 2004, the Trust, NPS, and GGNPC completed Vegetation Management Plan (VMP), the 2002 2002 PTMP. the Crissy Marsh Expansion Study,2 which Presidio Trust Management Plan (PTMP), the 4 • Section III pairs the general planning analyzed the volume of water flowing in and out 2004 Presidio Trails and Bikeways Plan (PTBP), guidelines developed for the PTMP of the marsh and its ongoing function in order to the 2010 Quartermaster Reach Environmental (on white pages) with design guidelines understand what would be required to keep the Assessment 5 and the multiple planning and developed specifically for the Mid-Crissy area marsh inlet open without periodic mechanical compliance efforts completed in conjunction (highlighted in grey). intervention. The study concluded that it was with the replacement of Doyle Drive with the infeasible to expand the marsh enough to fully Presidio Parkway.6 avoid mechanical breaching without having The Guidelines provide direction for all projects significant impacts on other park resources. In in the Mid-Crissy area, including building reuse, 2010, the Trust completed an environmental parking, circulation, and landscape upgrades; assessment for Quartermaster Reach,3 which will they will be used by the Trust to review, develop, allow for the marsh’s expansion south of Mason

2 Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd., March 16, 2004. Crissy Field Marsh Expansion Study. Final Report. (http://www.presidio.gov/Trust/Documents/EnvironmentalPlans/) 3 Presidio Trust, September 21, 2010. Quartermaster Reach Environmental Assessment. (http://www.presidio.gov/trust/projects/quartermaster.htm) 4 All available at http://www.presidio.gov/trust/documents/environmentalplans/. 5 Loc cit. 6 More information on the Presidio Parkway, including environmental compliance documents, is available at http://www.presidioparkway.org/. 7 The PTPA guides the Trust’s processes for complying with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Parties to the PTPA include the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Park Service as signatory parties, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Presidio Historical Association as concurring parties. The Guidelines will facilitate review and comment on specific projects by these parties, as well as by the public. Depending on the scale and type of projects proposed in this area, additional consultation under the PTPA may be required.

Design Guidelines 3 1928 AERIAL OF CRISSY FIELD AND MAIN POST. SECTION 1. MID-CRISSY AREA EVOLUTION

The Mid-Crissy area changed considerably over time, and its overall historic integrity is low due to U.S. Army-era removal of buildings from the period of significance, the presence of large, non- historic buildings (chiefly Building 610/653), the creation of the Crissy Marsh in 2000, the removal of Doyle Drive, and the planned re-creation of the Main Post bluff. Mason Street is the primary historic feature in the area. Only three historic buildings remain in the sub-district: Buildings 603, 632, and 631. The following section documents the evolution of the Mid- Crissy area using a series of historic maps and aerials, all at the same scale. The footprint of Buildings 610/653 is shown in red on each map as a reference.

The area that is now Crissy Field once consisted of an extended tidal marsh at the base of the Figure 2 Mid-Crissy Area Boundary bluffs that was separated from the bay by large Mid-Crissy area - historic buildings. Historic Buildings within the Area Boundary sand dunes. The ecologically rich area provided bountiful resources for the people of the area, who were called Yelamu in the northern sweeping change to Crissy Field as a whole, east beginning in 1921, but Crissy Field closed peninsula. Ohlone people often lived at the bay constructing a vast, temporary “city” of exhibit as an active airfield by 1936 due to treacherous shore, creating shellmounds in the areas they halls, as well as a racetrack and polo field. The flying conditions and advances in air power occupied. Beginning around the turn of the 20th onset of the World War I cut the PPIE short, technology. By 1941 the Mid-Crissy area largely century, the U.S. Army began to fill the site for and the exposition buildings were replaced with consisted of motor pool, storage and warehouse use as stables, horse corrals and other utilitarian a large cantonment of densely-built barracks buildings, many of which remained until the functions. At this time a Native Ohlone buildings, oriented perpendicularly to the 1980s. The present-day organization of the shellmound was discovered; archaeologists shoreline. Infrastructure, including the Mason Mid-Crissy area largely dates to 1989, when the from UC Berkeley quickly documented the Street Rail Line, connected the Presidio to Fort remaining motor pool buildings were removed, site before it was reburied as the last of the Mason and the of San Francisco during and the Commissary (Building 610/653, now former marsh was filled. In 1915, the Panama this time. The World War I cantonment was Sports Basement) and associated parking were Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) brought removed as the airfield functions extended to the constructed.

Design Guidelines 5 Number/Name HISTORIC USE PRESENT USE YEAR BUILT HISTORIC STRUCTURES Building 603 Commissary Crissy FieldCenter 1939 Building 631 Ammunition Magazine Storage 1935 Building 632 Ammunition Magazine Storage 1935 (Old) Mason Street Roadway Roadway 1920 CONTRIBUTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES CA SfR6/26 Pre-contact Site N/A Pre-contact Quartermaster’s Dump Historic Site N/A ca. 1880-1912 NON-HISTORIC STRUCTURES Building 610 Commissary Sports Basement 1989 Building 653 Refrigerator Warehouse Storage 1965

Table 1 Existing Structures and Archaeological Sites.

6 Mid-Crissy Area Buildings 610/653

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Figure 3 1851 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

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Figure 4 1880 U.S. Army Map.

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Figure 5 1907 U.S. Army Map.

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Figure 6 C1915 U.S. PPIE Map.

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Figure 7 C1919 U.S. Army Map.

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Figure 8 1928 U.S. Amry Map.

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Figure 9 1941-1945 U.S. Army Map.

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Figure 10 1993 U.S. Army Map.

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Figure 11 2004 U.S. Geological Survey Aerial.

Design Guidelines 15 SECTION II. 2002 PTMP CRISSY FIELD DISTRICT CONCEPT

The following text is excerpted directly from the encompasses the historic airfield (newly restored a newly established warming hut and continued 2002 PTMP, pages 70 to 78.8 as open space), an 18-acre tidal marsh, wetland, use of the pier for fishing. beach and dunes, a shoreline promenade, PLANNING CONCEPT The Crissy Field (Area B) planning district meandering trails, and dedicated bike lanes south of Mason Street contains about 40 Crissy Field will remain the “front yard” of along Mason Street. The Area A section of buildings, including the crescent of former the Presidio, with uses and improvements that Crissy Field has become a popular bayfront park airplane hangars and airfield support buildings complement the spectacular bayfront park that for recreational activities. The Torpedo Wharf the Crissy Field shoreline (Area A) has become. at the west end, historic warehouses at the east, complex is another popular site for visitors, with 9 Sensitive site enhancements and visitor-oriented and the Commissary and PX in the center. uses will transform the area south of Mason Street in “Area B” into a friendly, welcoming place. Important open spaces, historic resources, and natural resources will be protected and their viability ensured. The Presidio Trust will work with the National Park Service to ensure that the successful improvements made to Area A are carefully considered and complemented by activities and changes within Area B. Character, Land Use, and Open Space Originally an ecologically rich stretch of coastal marsh, the Crissy Field (Area B) planning district has been dramatically reconfigured by years of use. In 1921, when an airfield was established on the site, Crissy field was the first and only Army Air Service coast defense station on the West Coast. Military use of Crissy Field continued through the 1970s. Area A of Crissy Field, managed by the Figure 12 National Park Service, is largely open space that The Trust will seek appropriate uses for buildings south of Mason Street that complement and enhance existing bayfront activities.

8 PTMP, pp. 70-78 (http://library.presidio.gov/documents/ptip/PTMP/chapt3_crissyfield.pdf). 9 The PX (Buildings 605/606) was demolished in 2010 as part of the Doyle Drive replacement project.

16 Mid-Crissy Area The former Cavalry Stables, constructed in 1914 an alternative museum location would be within to support Army cavalry troops, lie south of the the hangars along West Crissy Field. historic airfield in a small forested valley facing Some lodging along Crissy Field would be the bay. Both Areas A and B of Crissy Field appropriate, and could be accommodated contain known prehistoric sites, and the potential through rehabilitation of Stillwell Hall and for finding additional prehistoric and historic adjacent structures; possibly with an annex or sites is high. addition. Other buildings will offer recreational Some of the district’s natural values, such as activities and serve visitor needs. Replacement the marsh and bay views, are obvious; others construction south of Mason Street would are more subtle, taking the form of hidden require future site-specific public input and remnant wetlands and rare serpentine habitats. analysis. The planning guidelines set forth in Important natural vegetation in the planning this Plan are intended to ensure that any infill district includes the most intact and diverse development would be sensitive to the prevailing dune community in San Francisco. Remnant architectural treatment, scale, massing, and seeps, creeks, and wetlands are found in the orientation of the historic building clusters. Cavalry Stables area and on the cliffs adjacent to Major open space connections from Crissy Field Doyle Drive. The planning district also contains (Area B) to other areas of the Presidio will be remnants of Tennessee Hollow, once linked to pursued, and existing connections enhanced. the former Crissy Marsh; today, its waters reach Projects will include the restoration and the bay through storm drains. extension of the Tennessee Hollow creek system The cultural and recreational amenities of the and riparian corridor to link the Crissy tidal bayfront area will be part of a larger visitor- marsh, and improvements to the connections oriented district composed of Crissy Field and between the Cavalry Stables area and Crissy the Main Post. In addition to the shoreline Field (Area A). Important remnant natural Figure 13 opportunities in Area A, people will be able to features, including sand dunes, serpentine Looking out toward historic Crissy Field. walk along a pedestrian promenade on the south habitats, and riparian areas near Doyle Drive, side of Mason Street. Preferred building uses the bluffs, the Cavalry Stables area, and the will include cultural facilities and educational Tennessee Hollow creek corridor, will be programs celebrating the area’s diverse historical, protected and restored in accordance with the cultural, and natural resources. Reuse of the Vegetation Management Plant (VMP). Commissary as a museum space will be a priority;

Design Guidelines 17 The Presidio Trust is committed to the long term Preferred uses at the Cavalry Stables will be cemetery will be maintained at its present size as health of the Crissy Marsh, and in collaboration cultural and educational. The stables and paddock a point of interest and meaning for the Presidio with the National Park Service and the Golden for the U.S. Park Police Mounted Patrol will community. The long-term location of the Golden Gate National Parks Association, has initiated a remain and be a place for telling the story of the Gate National Recreation Area Park Archives technical study to consider options for ensuring the cavalry and the role of the Army in the patrol and Records Center, currently located in one of long-term ecological viability of the marsh. and management of early national parks. The pet the former stables buildings, will be determined through a park facilities needs assessment. Figure 4.6 Torpedo Crissy Field (Area B) District Concept Wharf PLANNING CONCEPT SUMMARY ConceptCF.ai Crissy Field (Area B): Bayfront Recreation and Cultural Destination

East Beach Historic Golden Gate Promenade • Rehabilitate and reuse the historic line Hangars Crissy Marina Marsh Gate of buildings along Mason Street for

Historic uses compatible with open space and Air eld AREA A Warehouses recreational opportunities provided in Crissy Center Mason St. PX Area A. Stilwell Hall Commissary Palace of Gorgas Ave. Cavalry Fine Arts Doyle Dr. Batteries Crissy Field Blu • Protect and restore remnant natural Stables systems to the greatest extent possible. USPP Mounted Lincoln Blvd. Patrol Halleck St. • Pursue appropriate measures to ensure Letterman Paddock w o l the ongoing health of the Crissy Marsh. l

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0 250 500 1000 SF 640 for museum space. • Pursue the rehabilitation of Stillwell Hall Generalized GeneralizedAreas of Development Areas of Development Planning District Area 120 acres Generalized Areas of Development PlanningSite Acreage District102 Area 120 acres Historic Building Existing Building Square Footage 610,000 for lodging. Historic Building Existing Total Building Area 610,000Proposed square Building Squarefeet Footage up to 690,000 Non-Historic BuildingHistoric Building ExistingTotal Building Area1,150,000 square feet District BoundaryNon-Historic Building Maximum Permitted Building Area up to 640,000 square feet • Ensure that any new construction is sited MaAreaximum B of Crissy Field Permitted is proposed to be an active, Building visitor-orientedup to 1,240,000Area square feet Area B BoundaryNon-Historic Building precinct with facilities catering to all visitors. Uses would include and configured to be compatible with the El Presidio Boundary Maximum Demolition 40,000museums, square cultural/educational feet facilities, and recreation with El Presidio Boundary Masupportingximum visitor amenitiesDemolition such as lodging and cafes. 20,000 square feethistoric district. Planning District Boundary Maximum New Construction 70,000 square feet Planning District Boundary Maximum New Construction 110,000 square feet Area B Boundary Land Use Preferences cultural, educational, lodging, and recreation Area B Boundary LandUse Preferences office, cultural, educational, residential, lodging, service retail, and recreation Figure 14 Crissy Field (Area B) - Bayfront Recreation and Cultural Destination.

18 Mid-Crissy Area Access and Circulation The Marina Gate at Mason Street will remain buildings supply a moderate amount of parking the National Park Service on overall parking the primary entrance to Crissy Field (Area B), for the western part of Crissy Field (Area B) management strategies for Crissy Field (Areas A supplemented by access from the Main Post and overflow parking for the East Beach area. and B). along Halleck street and from the stables area The Presidio Trust will continue to work with along McDowell Avenue. Mason Street, the historic road that extends from the boundary between Areas A and B, will continue to be the central circulation spine of Crissy Field. A north- south connector for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles travelling between the Main Post and Crissy Field will be maintained.

The California Department of Transportation’s planning for Doyle Drive will directly affect circulation at Crissy Field. The project could yield several transportation benefits for the Presidio. Future studies will also explore a possible land connection between the Main Parade Ground at the Main Post across Doyle Drive to Crissy Field (Area B). New transit services, such as the Presidio internal Figure 15 shuttle service and the MUNI E-Line streetcar if Cultural and educational uses are preferred for the historic Cavalry Stables. extended from Fisherman’s Wharf in the future, could serve future cultural and educational amenities located at Crissy Field (Area B). Another future possibility is a water taxi/ service located at Torpedo Wharf in Area A, connecting Crissy Field with other parts of the San Francisco waterfront and areas of visitor interest such as Angel Island and Marin County.

Parking at Crissy Field (Area B) is limited and scattered in lots of varying sizes south of Mason Figure 16 Street. Smaller lots in between and behind A conceptual sketch showing the revival of West Crissy Field’s historic buildings with limited new construction and a visitor focus.

Design Guidelines 19 SECTION III. PTMP CRISSY FIELD DISTRICT PLANNING GUIDELINES AND MID-CRISSY AREA DESIGN GUIDELINES

1. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND LAND 1a. PTMP Planning Guidelines In the 2002 PTMP, the Trust established PATTERNS • Preserve the historic line of buildings along planning guidelines for the Crissy Field Mason Street at the east and west ends. Crescent of Hangar Buildings. The main District. They are divided into four Reinforce the context of the historic airfield. categories: Spatial Organization and Land organizing feature of the Crissy Field (Area B) Patterns; Buildings and Structures; Open district is a 1.4-mile row of former industrial • Reinforce the southern Mason Street edge, Space, Vegetation, & Views; and Circulation buildings tucked against a bluff overlooking the in areas set apart from the historic clusters, and Access. Building on the PTMP historic airfield, former rail lines, and marsh lands through modifications or replacement of planning guidelines, the Trust has along old Mason Street. These buildings and existing non-historic buildings or other site developed site-specific design guidelines related support structures at Crissy Field’s west improvements. for the Mid-Crissy area, which are end provide a backdrop to the restored airfield. At the east end, warehouses mark the Mason • Protect and restore remnant natural systems highlighted in grey and follow each (including coastal bluffs) to the greatest extent excerpt from the PTMP. Street entrance. The major exception to this pattern is in the PX/Commissary area, where non- possible. historic post-World War II buildings are oriented toward adjacent parking lots rather than to Mason Cavalry Street and the bay beyond. The relatively large Stables Blu s floor plans of these buildings stand in marked contrast to the repeating rhythm of historic Crissy Field warehouses and hangar structures elsewhere along the row. Blu s

Stables and Bluffs. The former Cavalry Stables, Main Post Crissy a distinctive cluster of low-scale brick buildings Field T nestled in a valley break from the west bluffs, en n e are oriented toward the bay, somewhat separate ss ee H from the rest of Crissy Field. When viewed from o Mason St. San Francisco llo w Bay the waterfront promenade, the bluffs frame the crescent of buildings against a backdrop of open Marsh space. Views from the bluffs include dramatic vistas of the historic airfield, marsh, and San Francisco Bay. N East BeachFigure 17 Linear organization of buildings overlooking historic airfield and marsh.

20 Mid-Crissy Area 1b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines – Spatial Organization and Land Patterns

• Reuse Building 610 for a public use that • Ensure that any new construction or complements the public character of Crissy building additions are sited and configured Field; museum space will be a priority. to be compatible with the historic district, and are sensitive to the prevailing • Maintain the existing visual and physical architectural treatment, scale, massing, and separation between the Mid-Crissy building orientation of the historic building clusters. cluster and the airfield buildings by maintaining the western edge of Building • Protect and restore remnant wetlands 610’s footprint to its current location, and and willow woodlands on the adjacent maintaining the open character around bluffs (along the southern edge of the site) Buildings 631 and 632. in accordance with the VMP. Minimize impacts of light pollution, avoiding harm to • Maintain and enhance the open space on top nocturnal wildlife and ecosystems, through of the Ohlone shellmound west of Building careful design of all lighting to avoid glare, 610, and avoid obstructive uses or site light trespass, or contributions to sky-glow. amenities at this location. • Although most of the Mid-Crissy Area is • Reinforce Mason Street’s southern edge designated as “designed landscape” in the by orienting structures to Mason Street. VMP, take measures to contribute to the Remove non-historic Building 653 ongoing health of the Crissy Marsh by using (Commissary refrigerator wing) to increase on-site stormwater detention systems to open space along the Mason Street corridor minimize runoff and maximize groundwater and to open east/west views. Open Building recharge, planting predominantly native 610’s north façade to engage the street and plant species in new landscaping, and the views to the north. restoring native habitat, as appropriate. • Retain the historic visual and physical These measures should be consistent with relationship between Building 603 and the site-specific land-use restrictions within Mason Street. the Commissary/PX Land Use Control (LUC) Area (reference p. 25).

Design Guidelines 21 2. BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

Distinct Clusters of Historic Buildings. 2a. PTMP Planning Guidelines The historic buildings at Crissy Field (Area Cavalry • Rehabilitate historic building clusters and Stables B) are organized into distinct clusters facing their landscapes to re-activate the Mason Mason Street. Air hangars, warehouses, and Street edge along the historic airfield. administrative buildings at the western edge of Airplane • Ensure that new buildings or building Stilwell Hall Hangars the historic airfield, and the warehouse cluster Ensemble at the east end are oriented toward Mason additions are compatible with adjacent Main Warehouses Post Street and the former rail lines that once served historic buildings in scale, massing and materials, and that their design integrates the Crissy the Presidio’s north waterfront. The historic T Field en historic relationship of indoor and outdoor ne Crissy Field buildings form a consistent built ss San Francisco e e spaces. H Bay edge along the south side of Mason Street. The o l Mason St. lo buildings are relatively modest in scale, creating w • Site any new buildings or building additions a distinctive rhythm along the street broken Mason St. in a manner that respects historic Mason Warehouses only by the setback of historic Stillwell Hall Street and other aspects of the historic (Building 650) and the adjacent buildings. The context. former Cavalry Stables are set apart from the main space of Crissy Field, and form a separate • Protect steep bluff slopes. Preserve views to building ensemble. and from the bluffs and Main Post by keeping N the height of any new buildings or building Open, Industrial Architecture. The historic additions below the bluff profile (30 to 45 Figure 18 buildings at Crissy Field (Area B) are Distinct historic building clusters. feet). characterized by white walls and red roofs, with an openness that allows for strong connections • In the siting of new buildings and site between interior uses and street life. The stables improvements, consider the effects on both are low-scale brick buildings with slate roofs. known and as-yet unknown archaeological sites at Crissy Field (Area B).

22 Mid-Crissy Area 2b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines – Buildings and Structures

• Retain and rehabilitate historic buildings in a system, modifying or expanding the existing • Preserve views from the Main Post toward Crissy manner that is consistent with the Secretary mezzanine, removing or reorganizing interior Field, the Bay and Golden Gate, and from Crissy of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment walls, modifying the building footprint, Field to the National Cemetery and Main Post, of Historic Properties. Design building constructing modest additions, and adding by keeping the height of new construction below additions and/or auxiliary structures, if any, compatible fenestration. The objective the bluff profile (elevation 45 feet), which is to be subordinate in square footage, mass, should be to reference the simple geometric approximately 35 feet above the existing ground and scale to historic buildings. Site building volumes of other Crissy Field structures. elevation at Building 610 and 603 (see Figure additions and/or auxiliary structures so as not 19). • Reduce the scale of the Commissary to compete with the historic entrances or structure (Buildings 610/653) by demolishing • Consider the appearance of building roofs from features such as loading docks. Orient new Building 653, the former refrigerator wing, the future Main Post Bluff, Presidio Promenade, construction to maintain historic relationships which is approximately 5,000 square feet. and Cemetery Bluff. Hide mechanical systems to Mason Street. Demolished square footage may be used in and other unattractive features that are often • Respect the simple architecture and repetition building additions, so long as the total area located on rooftops. of forms that characterize Crissy Field in new of the building footprint does not exceed • Create openness in building façades of Building construction and building additions. Rely 97,000 square feet, which is the size of the 610 that allow for strong connections between on massing, use of compatible fenestration existing building’s footprint. Additions may interior uses and street life and/or exterior patterns and building form, rather than not be built on the west and south sides, but spaces. applied decoration to give new buildings or may be built on the east and north sides. A additions a distinct identity. 70-foot setback from Mason Street must be • Reorient Building 610 to Mason Street, and maintained (see Figure 19). create a welcoming entrance. Open the building’s • Differentiate new construction and building north façade to the spectacular views of Crissy additions from existing historic buildings, yet • Additions to historic buildings (Buildings Field, San Francisco Bay, and the Golden Gate maintain compatibility according to guidance 603, 631, 632) will be subject to additional Bridge. Consider the appearance of all building from the Secretary of Interior’s Standards consultation and—where necessary—further elevations from the Presidio Parkway. for Rehabilitation. Design the scale and study, including but not limited to historic dimensions of new building elements to structure reports. • Avoid impacts to adjacent cultural and natural respond sensitively to the scale of other Crissy resources, including the nearby bluff slopes, the • For all buildings, use materials that are Field structures. Crissy Marsh, and archaeological sites. Avoid visually compatible with the historic Crissy construction on the west side of Building 610, • Remodel non-historic Building 610. Any Field buildings (such as stucco and concrete). where an archaeological site is located. remodel of Building 610 should aim to The color palette should complement the create a contemporary structure that is range of colors that predominates at Crissy • Relying on the most current science-based and compatible with the historic architecture that Field, including Presidio White, terra cotta regionally specific projections of future sea level characterizes Crissy Field. Remodeling may red (found in roofing tiles), and trim colors in rise, explore appropriate, innovative and effective include but is not limited to replacing the brown and/or white. approaches to reduce flood damage during the façade and roof, reconfiguring the structural expected life of the project.

Design Guidelines 23 • For all buildings, integrate green design and building practices in conjunction with the B Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) rating system to achieve a 70’ minimum LEED Silver certification; follow MIN. SETBACK the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.

• For all buildings, locate any roof-mounted sustainable features such as photo-voltaic panels, solar hot water heaters, and green 110’ roofs with consideration toward views from MAX.

both the Main Post and from ground level at EXPANSION NO Crissy Field. APPROX. LOCATION • For all buildings, disconnect the gutters and NO EXPANSION OF FUTURE MAIN POST downspouts from the Presidio’s storm water BLUFF TUNNEL PORTAL system, when possible, to discharge into an on-site stormwater detention system. Utilize grey water within the buildings, if possible. A

AT COURTYARD OF BUILDING 105 (BLUFF ELEVATION VARIES BETWEEN 40-60’)

HEIGHT LIMIT OF NEW BUILDING ENVELOPE NOT TO EXCEED 45’

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Figure 19 Height Limit of New Building Envelope Section depicting elevations and limits of new building envelope.

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N G I13 Bank A V E 210 Lincoln Boulevard H13 Bay School of San Francisco K HOFFM K AN 35 Keyes Avenue S D T R

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TE N YACHT RD YACHT I AD Mid-Crissy Area Boundary L areas of the National Historic Landmark R D C 926 Commissary/PX Land Use Control Area R District within the Mid-Crissy area that MARINA J16 Crissy Field Center & Beach Hut Café I BAKER SS Archaeological Sensitivity J STOR Y have been designated as having national J 1199 East Beach F 924 IE L EY D significance, and are actively managed to 1188 1187 AVE A 1186 G13 Dish Café V preserve their integrity. These areas should QUARTERMASTER 1185 1182 E MASON ST 1183 39 Mesa Street 1299 920 be designed and maintained in such a way DUMP 1184 JEFFERSON

L E A V that facilitates interpretation and allows for 603 NG H11 Golden Gate Club D A O MASON ST N STO future research. 135 Fisher Loop REY ON BATT AV T ERY W E

S A G • Initiate archaeological identification efforts L N 644 C12 Golf Course Clubhouse & Café A E BEACH

R early in any design process that anticipates R 300 Finley Road E 640 SHELLMOUND I V excavation for landscaping, utilities or 201 I A SITE

N construction in areas of Pre-contact J8 House of Air

O T E OWL S Sensitivity. Additional native Ohlone sites 211 926 Mason Street S C C

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Bluffs, Dunes, and Marsh Land. The diverse 3a. PTMP Planning Guidelines Fort Scott natural habitats of Crissy Field (Areas A and • Create safe and inviting open space Cavalry B) include bluffs, grassy areas, and marsh. The Stables connections between Crissy Field (Area B) Blu s western coastal bluffs provide an ecologically and other districts of the park (i.e., Main important backdrop to the lowlands, offering Post, Letterman, and Fort Scott). areas of dense forest and native plant • Preserve Mason Street as an open communities such as bluff scrub, coastal scrub, Main streetscape with expansive views. Retain Post live oak woodland, and serpentine scrub. In Crissy Field the “open” setting and feel of Crissy Field; Te contrast, the portion of Crissy Field north of the n Doyle Dr. ne ss limit the introduction of vast, new landscape e bluffs is a flat, open area, with a grassy airfield e H plantings. o San Francisco and undulating dunes. llo w Bay Bay Views. The Mason Street corridor is open, • Explore options for open space connections Marsh offering views across the restored airfield and between the Main Parade Ground at the marsh to the and the bay. A Main Post and Crissy Field (Area B) as part few stands of trees exist along the Golden Gate of Doyle Drive’s reconstruction. Mason St. Promenade, and a hedgerow of trees defines • Reconstruct Doyle Drive to preserve views N the eastern border of Crissy Field (Area B). to and from the bluffs and Main Post, The gently sloping hollow at the Cavalry Stables and maximize views along Halleck Street, Figure 21 offers splendid views under the Doyle Drive Tennessee Hollow, and from the Cavalry Open space connections between low coastal and upland habitat. viaduct across Crissy Field to the bay beyond. Stables.

• Preserve the hollow at McDowell Avenue (where the Cavalry Stables are located) as a grassy, open clearing surrounded by forested steep slopes.

• Protect and restore the ecological communities on the western bluffs.

Figure 22 The Trust is committed to the long-term health of Crissy Marsh.

26 Mid-Crissy Area 3b. Mid-Crissy Area Design Guidelines – Open Space/Vegetation/Views

• Enhance Mason Street’s open streetscape and term preservation. irrigation. improve views by maintaining a built setback of at • Bluff plantings should be low in character, • Utilize plants from the Presidio’s approved plant least 70 feet from the south edge of Mason. low maintenance, and evoke the feeling of the list, and consider use of a native plant palette in • Develop a landscape design and approach for historic bluff (per the Doyle Drive Historic order to complement the nearby Crissy Marsh the Mid-Crissy area that is compatible with the Preservation Criteria). area. Implement green landscape practices, historic, simple, “open”, utilitarian character including plumbing new landscapes for irrigation • Locate site utility equipment, such as of the area, and consistent with the VMP with reclaimed water when available. transformers, backflow preventers, and irrigation designation of the area as “designed landscape controllers, and trash collection and storage zone.” areas away from open spaces, road corridors, and • Maintain an open space connection between important landscape features. both the Main Parade Ground and Main Post • Use paving materials that are compatible with bluff and Crissy Field. Site new construction the Crissy Field palette of materials. Comply including buildings to avoid impeding views with Presidio Trust requirements for concrete of Crissy Field, the San Francisco Bay, and color for paving, curbs, and sidewalks. the Golden Gate Bridge from the Main Post bluff and views of the Main Post from Crissy • Select street lighting and street furnishings from Field. Develop a landscape treatment that the Presidio Landscape Standards. Minimize complements adjacent uses. impacts of light pollution in designing exterior lighting. New building elements should • Recognize Ohlone archaeological resources incorporate bird-safe design standards. Follow through an appropriate treatment developed the Presidio tenant sign policy when specifying in consultation with Ohlone groups. Pursue exterior signage. initiatives that elevate the visibility of this hidden layer of the Presidio’s past, in a manner that • Implement sustainable design , maintenance and facilitates interpretation as one of the primary water management practices in new designed themes of the area, while also ensuring its long- landscapes, including the use of native and drought tolerant plants to minimize the need for

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Mason Street. Mason Street, where a rail line 4a. PTMP Planning Guidelines McDowell Ave. once connected Crissy Field to and • Maintain historic Mason Street as the Crissy Field Ave. lower Fort Mason, is the main vehicle circulation primary east-west circulation spine at Crissy route through Crissy Field. The principal access Field (Area B) and enhance pedestrian and point is from the east, through the Marina Gate. bike access. Mason St. Connections from the South. Connections to • Enhance pedestrian connections to the Crissy Anza St. Field Mason Street from the south are along Gorgas T Main Post, the Letterman complex, and the en ne s Avenue (connecting to Letterman), Halleck s e Cavalry Stables. e San Francisco H Halleck St. Street (connecting to the Main Post), and o Bay llow McDowell Avenue (connecting to the Cavalry • Enhance access with transit links to the rest

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accessible to activity areas. N Figure 24 Mason Street and key connections.

Design Guidelines 29 4b. Mid-Crissy Design Guidelines – Circulation and Access

• Create safe, inviting, and accessible pedestrian • Reduce the visual impact of parking by locating • Manage vehicular movement, such as passenger and bicycle access that connects Buildings 610 it along the southern edge of the site adjacent drop-off, deliveries, and loading, in such a way as and 603 to the Main Post, both at the end of to Doyle Drive and the base of the bluff, and by to minimize traffic disruption on Mason Street. Montgomery Street and at the Main Post transit using vegetation, landforms, or other landscape Implement parking regulation, including parking center. features to mask views of it from Mason Street meters and signage, consistent with other areas and the Main Post bluff (see Figure 23). Use of the Presidio. • Maintain historic Mason Street as the primary permeable pavement, bioswales or other on-site east-west circulation spine. Enhance bike access • Manage the location of streetlights, signage, stormwater management strategies to reduce through the corridor with bike lanes along the parking meters, and other structures to runoff from parking lots. south side of Mason Street, in addition to existing avoid visual clutter on historic streetscapes. lanes on the north side. • In accordance with agency objectives, target Coordinate site fixtures and furniture with reductions in impermeable hardscape and adjacent areas. Maintain the current width and • By maintaining a 70-foot built setback, develop effectively manage parking in the sub-district. alignment of historic streets. the northern edge of the site (along the Currently, there are 457 parking stalls and south side of Mason Street) as a continuous approximately 12 acres of buildings and landscaped pedestrian promenade that stretches pavement in the 15.5-acre Mid-Crissy sub- from Halleck Street and Building 603 to Building district. New designs should include a minimum 640 (see Figure 23). of 350 parking spaces in the vicinity of Building • Encourage transit and bicycle use by locating a 610 and 30 parking spaces in the vicinity of Presidio shuttle stop and secure bicycle parking Building 603. Design surface parking to serve all adjacent to Building 610 along Mason Street, and area users, not specific tenants. Target an overall by creating a convenient, accessible, compatibly reducation of 5 acres of impermeable surface designed pedestrian connection between (former PX and hardscape) that exists in the Buildings 610 and 603, and the Main Post transit sub-district. center (see Figure 23).

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