One Bush Plaza

One Bush Plaza is a modern office building in San Francisco's Financial District that rises 20 stories and stands about 308 feet (94 meters) tall. A continuous glass exterior allows natural light throughout the structure and creates a transparent, open appearance from the street.

The building was completed in 1959 and represented the first major construction project in downtown San Francisco following the Great Depression of the 1930s. This opening symbolized economic recovery and the beginning of a new phase of urban growth for the city.

The building reflects the International Style, an architectural approach that defined how American office buildings looked in the 1950s and shaped the skyline we see today. Its clean lines and functional design represent how designers of that era thought about workplace spaces and city planning.

The building sits at the corner of Bush Street and Battery Street, making it easy to reach on foot from other parts of the Financial District. The location offers good transit connections and sits near public transportation and other office buildings.

The building's distinctive elevator section is covered with about one million small tiles that reflect different color tones depending on the time of day. This detail transforms what could be a purely functional element into a visual feature that subtly shifts as sunlight changes.

Location: San Francisco

Inception: 1959

Architects: Skidmore Owings Merrill

Floors above the ground: 20

Website: http://tishmanspeyer.com/properties/one-bush-street

GPS coordinates: 37.79080,-122.40000

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:49