From an architectural and construction standpoint in the late 1970s, this was not an easy building to build. Full story
TUCSON, Ariz. — It is one of the most recognizable office buildings in Tucson. After all, you don't often see a building shaped like an upside-down pyramid."People love it or hate it," said Tucsonan Phil Swaim.His father, Robert Swaim, designed the upside-down pyramid back in the late 1970s.
Swaim says his firm even constructed models of both structures. Western Savings selected the pyramid. "It was difficult to find a steel contractor that could be that accurate with those strange angles back at that time," said Swaim."Now we've got 3D modeling capabilities and things. The technology makes it much easier. Here they need a real craftsman. I think it was Peck Steel that did this. To get things to fit, upside-down angles and things, was not an easy thing to build.
"The building's for sale for $1,975,000," said Rick Kleiner, Principal with Cushman & Wakefield PICOR.Well worth it for the views from the second floor, according to Kleiner. For those of us who remember when the building first opened, there was a big atrium in the middle of the upside-down pyramid.
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