Foster + Partners has shared an update to its recently announced retrofit of William Pereira’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid Center in San Francisco.

New renderings appear to show fresh and open office spaces upgraded for workers’ comfort and workplace flexibility in addition to an on-site members club called ‘CORE,’ a top-floor cocktail bar, wellness area, retail, and several ground-level interventions meant to transform the block-sized development into a historically-sensitive connector of the city.

The project represents the largest renovation in the building’s 50-year history and will encompass the revitalization of the adjacent Redwood Park in addition to the pyramid’s refurbishments and a complete overhaul of neighboring 545 Sansome Street into a “contemporary high-design office building.” 

Historian and critic Paul Goldberger, who is an advisor to developer SHVO, summarized the $400 million plan, saying: “The Foster team, known for the sensitivity of its juxtapositions of historic and modern structures, conceived a design highly responsive not only to Pereira’s spectacular original architecture but to the nature of downtown San Francisco: Not a generic redo of a 1970’s tower but a unique project intended to celebrate a unique modern building, making the most of its exclamation point on the skyline and its presence on the street, uniting the two to become a place like no other.”

Norman Foster added his hopes and vision for the project, stating that the restoration of the park and activation of Mark Twain Street “will breathe new public and community life at the sidewalk level,” in the end creating a “very special destination in the heart of San Francisco.”

Video courtesy SHVO on Vimeo.

Construction is set to begin as soon as this week with an expected completion date sometime in 2023.