Traction is a 40,000 SF adaptive-reuse project which activates the city block, providing retail and restaurant space on the ground level and office space on the second floor, with access to an amenity roof deck. The project consists of six seismically separated buildings; three new and three existing, one of which is a 100-year-old previously unreinforced brick building.

The three new additions are seamlessly positioned to form a solid perimeter and create a central courtyard that can be directly accessed by the retail and restaurant spaces. Open-air corridors lead from the street to the courtyard, creating a balance between public and private space.