patang bazi: THE ISLAND

sábado, mayo 04, 2019

THE ISLAND

Michael Bay, 2005

CALTRANS DISTRICT 7 HEADQUARTERS

MORPHOSIS

Morphosis Team

PROJECT MANAGER

Silvia Kuhle

PROJECT ARCHITECT

Pavel Getov

JOB CAPTAIN

Anthony Mrkic

LOCATION:100 S Main St, Los Angeles, California 90012, United States of America

CLIENT: State of California, Department of General Services

SITE AREA: 2.0 acres / 0.81 hectares

SIZE: 1,200,000 ft² / 111,484 m²

PROGRAM: Offices, Parking for staff, Conference center, Exhibition space, Retail, Cafe, Autoshop and Autoshop Yard, Day-care center, Wellness center, Public Plaza

DESIGN: 2001 - 2005

CONSTRUCTION: 2002 - 2005

TYPE: Governmental

A public plaza bounded by a constantly shifting building skin denotes an urban landmark

Description

A fast track design/build project for the State of California, the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters establishes a landmark sustainable building and public plaza in downtown Los Angeles. The organizational strategy was informed by an optimistic assessment of the vibrancy that will occur as the nearby urban environment develops further. The main lobby is relocated to the exterior, as a large plaza for office workers, visitors, and the general public. Amenities, including an exhibition gallery and cafeteria, adjoin the outdoor lobby at ground level to draw users from pedestrian and vehicular traffic. [...]

https://www.morphosis.com/search/13/?s=caltrans&m=project

Union Passenger Terminal, 1934-39

John and Donald B. Parkinson; J.H.Christie, H.L.Gilman, R.J.Wirth; Herman Sachs, color consultant Tommy Tomson, landscape architect East side of North Alameda Street between Aliso and Macy streets

The last of the large metropolitan passenger depots to be built in the U.S. The terminal provided for sixteen tracks and for extensive parking [...]

Los Angeles

An Architectural Guide

1994

David Gebhard and Robert Winter

pg. 252