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San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid Center reopens with a flourish following Foster + Partners makeover
Today marks the grand reopening of the Transamerica Pyramid Center in San Francisco, California, following a $400 million redevelopment project fromdeveloper SHVO in partnership withFoster + Partners.The 853-foot masterpiece William Pereira first bequeathed to the city in the summer of 1972 is now revitalized with modern-day amenities and a new lobby that once again matches his designs original intentions while better integrating the building with civic life along the ground level.Image: David LipmanImage: David LipmanOutside the lobby, a revitalized Redwood Park with 49 replanted trees was enacted between Two Transamerica and Three Transamerica at Sansome Street to bind the site and program and serve as a new oasis-like destination in the heart of a busy pedestrian/commercial area.Image: David LipmanImage: David LipmanAnother exterior component of the project entailed rejuvenating Mark Twain Alley, which is now a more vibrant civic space replete with plum blossom trees that ...