In an effort to help revitalize historic Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, CA, Ronald Fong, owner of the Wax Museum and the building in which it is housed, decided to replace century-old structure. Determined to enter the new millennium in a larger state-of-the-art facility, Fong had the original building, which his father purchased as the site of the family business in 1962, torn down and replaced with a more secure and stable facility adorned with limestone accents.
To do this, Fong began by hiring two architectural firms. "MBH Architects initially joined the project as the Architect of Record to produce construction documents in association with another design firm," said John Proctor, project director and associate at MBH Architects. "Ronald Fong later decided to retain MBH exclusively to design the new building, produce construction documents and manage construction administration."