Laurence Grigorov, as director of Laurence Martin Developments, finds inspiration from international architectural designs and trends for residential development projects that the company is involved in. Laurence Martin Developments has been developing luxury residential projects in Johannesburg, South Africa for nearly 15 years. Laurence Grigorov is highly influenced by modern design trends and endeavours to instil these inspirations in the company’s architectural style.
A new project which has just been completed and has Laurence Grigorov excited is the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. San Francisco’s tallest skyscraper, designed by US firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, has completed as part of a major development in the city’s Downtown area.
Reaching 326 metres and 61 storeys tall, the Salesforce Tower celebrated its official opening on 8 January 2018 and will become the headquarters of cloud computing company Salesforce. Although interior fit-outs are still required before employees can move into the office space, the building appears entirely finished from the outside.
The glass-wrapped skyscraper has curved corners and a form that gradually tapers towards its top, described by Pelli Clarke Pelli as “the simple, timeless form of the obelisk”. Louvres criss-cross the facades to create a grid, shading the windows from direct sunlight. “The walls rise past the top floor to form a transparent crown that appears to dissolve into the sky,” said the firm. “Carved into the tower top is a vertical facet that will be lit at night.”
Salesforce Tower eclipsed the height of the Transamerica Pyramid, which at 260 metres held the title of the city’s tallest since it completed in 1972.
Pelli Clarke Pelli won the competition for the project in 2007 – marking a shift in technology companies investing in Downtown San Francisco, rather than nearby Silicon Valley and surrounding Bay Area.
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