ANN HAMILTON TOWER
GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
The tower is a site-specific artwork located at the Oliver Ranch in Alexander Valley. Designed by the artist Ann Hamilton, with our office as architect of record, the tower was imagined as a space for performance. Double helix stairs allow for performers on one stair and audience on the other, letting the two intertwine but never come into direct contact as the stairs wind up the tower. The 24’ diameter tower is several stories tall with seating and light niches cut into the thick concrete walls. Open at the top, the sky is reflected in a pool at the base of the tower.
- 2008 AIA San Francisco Design Award Merit Award for Design
- 2008 AIA Redwood Empire Design Awards
Honor
Award for Design - 1000x Architecture of the Americas
Verlagshaus Braun, 2008 - California Home + Design, June 2008
- California Home + Design, May 2008
- San Francisco Magazine, January 2008

