Community Meditation Towers

This project located on the hill above the Alemany Farmer’s Market at 100 Alemany Blvd. in San Francisco. The site is a steep hill with a view of a highway interchange below the site. The design comprises a set of five towers connected to each other at the base for added stability. This was inspired by the pampas grass, a tall-growing species of plume grass located onsite which is adapted to growing on steep slopes. It has a dense bushy center, and its seed heads grow out from the center and then fold over, creating a stronger mass which to anchors it in place.