SF-Marin Food Bank, Marin Welcome Center — San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (Marin Distribution Center & Welcome Center)
The Marin Welcome Center, a public-facing exhibit and graphics program within the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's relocated Marin distribution facility, opened April 2020 in San Rafael, California, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
| Venue | San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (Marin Distribution Center & Welcome Center) |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2020 |
| Technologies | large-format environmental graphics |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Architecture | Interior architecture for the distribution center and welcome center |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Exhibit Design | Large-scale graphics and exhibits humanizing food insecurity for visitors |
| one-hat-one-hand | Fabrication |
Description
Located within a nondescript business-park warehouse that restricted exterior branding, the welcome center uses large-scale graphics and exhibits inside the building to create a sense of place and build visitor understanding of and empathy for food insecurity. The project won a 2021 SEGD Global Design Award Merit Award in the Placemaking and Identity category.