U.S. Bank Tower, Skyscraper in Sacramento, California, United States
The U.S. Bank Tower is a 25-story, 404-foot (123 m) office building at 621 Capitol Mall in Sacramento, California, completed in early 2008. Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum designed it and Hensel Phelps Construction was the general contractor. A band of LED screens at its top shows flowing water in blues and purples at night, and the second-tallest building in Sacramento makes the piece easy to see.
The tower at 621 Capitol Mall was designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), with Hensel Phelps Construction as general contractor, and was completed in early 2008. U.S. Bank bought the naming rights and 34,000 square feet of office space in the building. At 404 feet and 25 stories, it is Sacramento's second tallest building.
The tower's name comes from U.S. Bank, which bought the naming rights and 34,000 square feet of office space in the building. At night its LED screens on top shift from light and dark blues to purples, suggesting a flowing river or waterway. The artwork is by Michael Hayden of Santa Rosa, California, who made a companion LED installation in the lobby.
The tower stands at 621 Capitol Mall in Sacramento, California, not in Los Angeles. It is an office building with a U.S. Bank branch presence, so public access is limited to the lobby, where a second LED artwork by Michael Hayden is installed. The rooftop LED screens are best seen from street level after dark.
The LED screens at the top, created by Michael Hayden of Santa Rosa, California, shift from light and dark blues to purples at night, resembling a flowing river or waterway. A companion LED installation by the same artist sits in the building's lobby.
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