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21San Francisco · HLB Lighting

Leave room for the distant skyline.

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BEGA / HLB Lighting: Pj Presidio p 01
Presidio · the long viewLit paths in the foreground, the city on the horizon.Photo: BEGA / HLB Lighting

At Presidio Tunnel Tops, a low glow on the near paths and planting sits below the evening horizon, and the city lights stay far off.

From the project

BEGA pole-tops and bollards carry the paths, following the park’s hierarchy of light1. From this viewpoint, the city across the water is the brightest thing in the frame.

More from the project

Dusk at Presidio Tunnel Tops, with people crossing a plaza toward the bay and a few warm lamps.
Presidio Tunnel Tops · the plazaPeople cross the plaza at dusk. The benches take a little light, and the bay stays the brightest thing in view.Photo: BEGA / HLB Lighting
A single low bollard lighting the edge of a planting bed beside a park path at dusk.
Presidio · the planting edgeOne bollard beside the planting shows where the path stops.Photo: BEGA / HLB Lighting

Sources

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  1. BEGABEGA — Presidio Tunnel TopsUndated page · checked 2026-09-28
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This story is from the October 2026 Toronto issue of Dazzle Digest, a free monthly magazine about lighting and life after dark.

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