Bonus Day afternoon under the green grape vine vaulted trellis ceiling at the Concannon winery in Livermore

A perfect setting for an afternoon party celebrating the bonus day at Gensler.  The San Ramon office ventured over to the Concannon winery in Livermore for some wine, food, bocce ball and relaxation.

Bank of Oakland Building on Broadway

 

This building sketch/painting of the former Bank of California building.  this was featured in the article from Urbanist magazine, published by SPUR.

http://www.spur.org/publications/article/2014-03-10/urban-field-notes-new-drawings-old-buildings 

At the corner of 12th Street and Broadway stands the original headquarters for the Bank of Oakland, a unique combination of lower masonry block muscle and a taller decorative tower. The main building went up in 1907, and the tower portion was added later, pushing up to the height of 225 feet (18 stories). Now the bank occupies the building with other tenants and histories. A series of Corinthian columns and pilasters support and frame the top levels of setback windows. The top-level spaces must have terrific views of the adjacent Tribune building. Perhaps the two towers wink at each other in the early morning hours.



Early days of June and the blossums of the Jacaranda tree, a drawing study