This
is the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation,
and is also their corporate logo. The pyramid is flanked
by a set of structures that look like wings. They
start at the 29th floor and are both for form and
function. The eastern wing is an elevator shaft. The
western wing has a stairwell. Although this is San
Francisco's tallest building, the pyramid isn't as
tall as it looks. It only has 48 floors, but with
the additional 212-foot aluminum spire, it is an powerful,
yet friendly, presence in the city's skyline. More
importantly, its tapered lines allow more sunlight
to penetrate to street level in a city where the sun
has to do almost daily battle with the fog.
