As the first International Style glass curtain wall building in San Francisco, the Crown Zellerbach building, with its epoch-making open floor design and sweeping plaza layout, has claimed a position as a lasting figure in the downtown streetscape.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 1959
Site Area: 1.67 acres
Project Area: 439,215 ft²
Building Height: 309 ft
Number of Stories: 19

Project Awards

1959 • Administrative Management Magazine • Office of the Year Award: Award of Merit
1960 • American Institute of Steel Construction • Award of Excellence
1961 • AIA • Award of Merit
1997 • AIA - California Council • 25 Year Award