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Originally Posted by Zerton
555 throws off the harmonious composition of the skyline. The dark brown is mismatched to the monochromatic white shades of the the skyline as a whole. Massing-wise, it's bulky in comparison to the elegant peaks of Transamerica and Salesforce. These are the reasons why I don't like it in the context of the skyline. As a building on it's own, I don't find it so bad - great materials, interesting lobby, the "bay windows" form nice interior spaces. Feel free to disagree, of course.
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I think you are spot on Zerton. 555 California is a very high quality building, though I wish it would have been covered in lighter stone. I’ve also lamented for years that the Pyramid wasn’t built to its originally planned height of 1,100 feet. The Bank of America headquarters existed first and has always overshadowed the Transamerica Pyramid from many angles.
On a lower scale in the above shot, the St. Francis tower, Burton Federal Building, and Opera Plaza are all hideous blots on the landscape that I wish could be demolished in order to improve San Francisco’s appearance.