Pier 27 Cruise Terminal and Open

Space Project

embarcadero [em-bar-cah-day'-ro] noun

A Spanish word meaning:

A place to board…. a ship

1. Wharf, quay, or key.

2. Port, harbor.

Project Objectives

Build a new terminal that meets industry

standards--a facility that is user-friendly,

operationally efficient

Create the Northeast Wharf Plaza and

additional open space that is accessible to

the public

Devise ways to generate revenue to the Port

through special event use and limited

commercial retail space

Cruise Terminal Advisory Panel

Recommendations

San Francisco needs a new cruise terminal

Pier 35 must be replaced

Designate Pier 27 as the primary berth

Commence with design

Commit to the Northeast Wharf Plaza

Implement shore side power

Develop a longer-term berthing strategy

Project Team

Port staff

DPW staff

Design Team:

KMD Architects

Pfau Long Architecture

Bermello Ajamil & Partners

+ Subconsultants

Existing Conditions

Stern or Bow In: Shore Side Power

Cruise Ship and Pier Alignment of

Gangways and Shore Side Power

PASSENGERS

SHIP

Time in terminal (disembarkation) – 90% under 30

minutes

Queuing - 90% under 5

minutes (except

embarkation)

Operational cycle – disembarkation 3.75 hours

Operational cycle – embarkation 5 hours

Performance Standards: Base Design Load

Time in terminal (embarkation) – 90%

under 15 minutes?

Gangways Today at Pier 27

Mobile Elevating Gangway Systems

Slope stays within

ADA standards

Enclosed for

passenger weather

protection

Self adjusting for

tidal changes

Separates

passengers from

vehicles working on

the dock

Provisioning Ships at Pier 27

optionVehicular Circulation Options

Cruise Terminal Design Options

Pier 27 Shed: 220,000 sf

Demolish 56,000 sf for Plaza

Equals 164,000 sf of Shed

Design Options:

Approx. 80,000 sf for new/rehabbed

Terminal

Keep remaining northern portion of shed

as-is for provisioning/future expansion

Pier 27 Site Plan

Public Spaces

Create Northeast Wharf Plaza as a major

open space project that will attract

waterfront visitors

Create additional public access

opportunities when a cruise ship is not

berthed

These spaces are intended to complement

the cruise terminal operations and other

site uses

Pier 27 Site Plan

View from Telegraph Hill

Current View

Future View

Revenue-Generating Uses

Consider ancillary restaurant/retail

uses that help activate Plaza

Consider using portions of the

Terminal for meetings and special

events when the terminal does not

have a ship in berth

Locations will be determined as design

process proceeds

Project Schedule

1) Prepare Conceptual Plaza and Terminal Design—2010

2) Finalize Design & Engineering—Late 2011

3) Commence Construction—Early 2012

4) Begin Operation—Early 2014