One Bush Plaza
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One Bush Plaza also known as the Crown-Zellerbach Building is an office building
on from Bush Street and Battery Street at Market Street
in the Financial District of San Francisco, California
. The 20 storey 94 metres (308.4 ft) building was completed in 1959.
The building was once the headquarters of the Crown-Zellerbach, a Fortune 500
forestry and paper products conglomerate acquired in 1986 by the James River Company, which in turn became a part of Georgia-Pacific
in 2000. Later it was the headquarters of Hambrecht & Quist
. The building was the first significant downtown San Francisco structure erected in the 30 years following the start of the Great Depression
, and as such was the first International Style
glass curtain wall
building in San Francisco and second curtain wall International Style building in the United States
, being built shortly after the Lever House
.
It is controversial due to the decision for the building to face Bush St. instead of Market St., Market St. being in decline during the time it was built. It is notable for taking up an entire city block and being freestanding. It is directly facing the Shell Building, an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in San Francisco.
The architectural firm of this building was Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill.
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
on from Bush Street and Battery Street at Market Street
Market Street (San Francisco)
Market Street is an important thoroughfare in San Francisco, California. It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building at the northeastern edge of the city and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the intersection with Corbett Avenue in...
in the Financial District of San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The 20 storey 94 metres (308.4 ft) building was completed in 1959.
The building was once the headquarters of the Crown-Zellerbach, a Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
forestry and paper products conglomerate acquired in 1986 by the James River Company, which in turn became a part of Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. As of Fall 2010, the company employed more than 40,000 people at more...
in 2000. Later it was the headquarters of Hambrecht & Quist
Hambrecht & Quist
Hambrecht & Quist was an investment bank based in San Francisco, California noted for its focus on the technology and internet sectors. H&Q was founded by William Hambrecht and George Quist in California, 1968....
. The building was the first significant downtown San Francisco structure erected in the 30 years following the start of the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, and as such was the first International Style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
glass curtain wall
Curtain wall
A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, but merely keep out the weather. As the curtain wall is non-structural it can be made of a lightweight material reducing construction costs. When glass is used as the curtain wall, a great advantage is...
building in San Francisco and second curtain wall International Style building in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, being built shortly after the Lever House
Lever House
Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass-box skyscraper built in the International style according to the design principles of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Completed in 1952, it was...
.
It is controversial due to the decision for the building to face Bush St. instead of Market St., Market St. being in decline during the time it was built. It is notable for taking up an entire city block and being freestanding. It is directly facing the Shell Building, an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in San Francisco.
The architectural firm of this building was Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill.
Awards
- 1959 Administrative Management Magazine – Office of the Year Award: Award of Merit
- 1960 American Institute of Steel Construction – Award of Excellence
- 1961 American Institute of Architects – Award of Merit
- 1997 American Institute of Architects - California Council 25 Year Award
External links
- Crown-Zellerbach Building at Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill