Choosing this particular site for this project was a relatively easy decision. UCSF already owned the property and also owns the block surrounded by Post, Scott, Sutter, and Divisadero Streets, along with many other buildings in the surrounding blocks. 

History
The history of Mount Zion is over 100 years old.

Site
There are numerous challenges to designing a facility in a tight urban setting, and the project team tried to be sensitive to the neighborhood to help the building blend, for example using the bay windows which are so common in San Francisco.
 [Facilities Design and Management, March 2002]

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Fall 2002 Department of Architecture
UC Berkeley