Presidio Tunnel Tops 

The Presidio Tunnel Tops: transformed from an elevated highway to a stunning new National Park site. A major civic project created this park from 14 acres of the San Francisco Presidio around the completed Doyle Drive tunnels. 

The park reconnects San Francisco’s Crissy Field and historic Presidio Main Parade grounds.  Cathie Barner co-led the design competition and selection as well as the design for the new park.

Working in conjunction with landscape architect James Corner Field Operations, EHDD designed a Youth Campus and renovated the existing Transit Center to support the new park. The 17,000 square foot campus at the base of the Tunnel Tops bluff is a hub for children’s activities, with buildings clustered around a central courtyard supporting environmental education programs for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Presidio Trust, National Park Service, and Presidio Youth Collaborative. Historic Building 603 and the Lab building provide classroom, lab, and office space for scheduled environmental education programs. The Field Station building is open to the public for hands-on exploration of interpretive exhibits about the Presidio’s rich ecology, history, archaeology, and more.