The historic Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse was originally built as the home of San Francisco’s first electric railway. The buildings have been repurposed to serve as a multidisciplinary arts center in the City’s Excelsior District, and provide training in arts-related fields to underprivileged youth. BKF provided civil engineering design services on the project, including preparation of construction documents. 

• 2023 Civic Trust Awards, Highly Commended Project
• 2022 AIA California, Design Award Special Commendation, Design for Resources
• 2021 San Francisco Design Week Winner
• 2021 IIDA Northern California Honor Awards Finalist
• 2021 California’s Preservation Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Preservation Design Award
• 2021 AIA San Francisco, Historic Preservation Commendation Design Award
• 2021 ADC Awards (The One Club for Creativity), Merit Award, Spatial Design
• 2021 Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design, Good Green Award
• 2020 Society of American Architects, National Design Honor Award
• 2020 International Design Awards, Silver Award, Renovation

• Award-Winning Core Team:
  Owner: San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
  General Contractor: Roebuck Construction
  Architect: Aidlin Darling Design