How-To: Textured Concrete

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David Baker Architects

Textured concrete wall at Bandsaw Building.

The retaining wall at the Bandsaw Building features the impressions of wood planks salvaged from the original building. Wall heights stagger to mirror new slab heights and strike a balance between sheltering and openness.

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Bruce Damonte

We've been exploring textured concrete as a robust wabi-sabi material for the bases of our urban buildings.

Texture concrete retaining wall at Bandsaw Building

The Bandsaw Building.

Textured concrete wall inside the 222 Taylor Street lobby.

222 Taylor lobby.

Textured concrete columns outside at Five88.

Five88 is visually supported by a row of “dancing columns”—tilting textured concrete columns that make for a lighthearted, dynamic street edge that leads to the main residential entry.

Exterior textured walls at 555 Larkin.

555 Larkin.

Textured concrete inside 855 Brannan.

855 Brannan.

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Textured concrete inside Harmon Guest House.

Textured concrete inside Harmon Guest House.

Textured concrete inside Harmon Guest House lobby.

Harmon Guest House.

Textured concrete walls at Coliseum Place

Coliseum Place lobby.

Textured concrete wall inside 555 Larkin community room.

555 Larkin community room.

Textured concrete seats in the 555 Larkin courtyard.

555 Larkin courtyard.

Textured concrete at the open-air lobby inside Blue Oak Landing.

Blue Oak Landing lobby.

Textured concrete wall inside Blue Oak Landing.

Blue Oak Landing.

Texture concrete at City Walk BAHM.

City Walk BAHM.

Textured concrete in the bathroom at City Walk BAHM.

City Walk BAHM

Textured concrete inside the bathroom at City Walk BAHM.

City Walk BAHM.

Textured concrete inside the bathroom at City Walk BAHM.

City Walk BAHM.