Museum + Office
Hillside topography exploration in Downtown Los Angeles with a museum and office program
Hillside topography exploration in Downtown Los Angeles with a museum and office program
Timeline
3 months
Tools
Rhino, Illustrator, Woodshop, Pen & Paper, Kitchen
Methodologies
Rapid prototyping, usability testing, iterative models
Role
Architect/Product Designer
Envisioned as the home to CALA: the Center for Architecture and Urbanism in Los Angeles, the design and program were catered to a space that hosted both public events as well as private organizations and office spaces.
To adapt to a hillside topography in Downtown Los Angeles, this project explored manipulation and folding of the landscape in order to create the primary structure of this design.
Timeline
3 months
Tools
Rhino, Illustrator, Woodshop, Pen & Paper, Kitchen
Methodologies
Rapid prototyping, iterative models, critiques, spatial planning
Role
Architect (student)
The site is located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, on Angel’s Knoll. This hill is also situated at a crossroads between different sectors of downtown, from the upper scale style of living in BunkerHill, to the working, industrial district, to the row of museums located on Miracle Mile.
Timeline
4 months
Tools
Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop,
Woodshop, Paper
Methodologies
Rapid prototyping, spatial planning, iterative models, critiques
Role
Architect (student)
Envisioned as the home to CALA: the Center for Architecture and Urbanism in Los Angeles, the design and program were catered to a space that hosted both public events as well as private organizations and office spaces.
To adapt to a hillside topography in Downtown Los Angeles, this project explored manipulation and folding of the landscape in order to create the primary structure of this design.
The site is located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, on Angel’s Knoll. This hill is also situated at a crossroads between different sectors of downtown, from the upper scale style of living in BunkerHill, to the working, industrial district, to the row of museums located on Miracle Mile.
Rather than replacing the landscape with a new structure, this design gradually peels away the layers and folds them in order to create an artificial landscape.
In elevation, it was to mimic the earth rising at certain points, as if they were crevices or earth formations – these would light up at night and fill up the landscape. The courtyard in the center of the design serves as an anchor point as well as a means of letting in natural daylight into the deep cuts.
Ultimately, though, the driving force behind this project was the green roof, which itself became the fifth, and most important elevation. The composition of this roof was designed to influence the special variations beneath it as well as dictate the programs.
Structural 1/2" : 1' scale model of the site and section cut of the project
