Sculptural Pavilion Options For Embarcadero Park to Be Reviewed Monday

There is at least one dramatic design element being considered for the new Embarcadero Park, as SF Rec Parks moves ahead on the major renovation set to take place over the next year.Design firm HOK will be presenting three design options Monday for a 40-foot-high pavilion that is being planned as a central aspect of the new plaza and park that will replace Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park set to be called Art Agnos Plaza and Embarcadero Park. As the Chronicle reports, the design presentation will be before the SF Arts Commission s Civic Design Review Committee, which meets on the third Monday of the month at 2 pm. The design options, seen below, include a more traditional pavilion-like shade structure, and two variations on an undulating concept that is more sculptural it s not as clear how this lends itself to a space for performances, as Rec Parks intends, but it looks cool!HOK Architects via SF Rec ParksOption 2B at dusk. HOK Architects via SF Rec ParksOption 2A. H