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Firm Profile

ZGF is an award-winning architecture and design firm whose portfolio includes a wide and diverse range of healthcare and research facilities, academic buildings, corporate campuses, mixed-use developments, etc. that are heavily focused on sustainable design and stewardship of the built environment. Founded in 1942 in Portland, Oregon, the firm has grown tremendously over the past years and currently has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Vancouver, Canada, and Washington, DC.

As a multidisciplinary design firm with employees that work across different specialties to offer design solutions, ZGF Architects now have over 600 professionals that work towards an ethos of collaboration and design excellence. They have received more than 1000 design awards and have been honored with the American Institute of Architect’s highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award, for their excellence and innovative architectural form.

Reflection

The clean lines in the architecture integrated with custom contemporary fixtures creates a facility that feels luxurious. The entrances show the intersection of the various materials creating a more dynamic moment for approach that further pushes an impression. The project’s architecture emphasizes the convergence and balance encouraged in wellness. The program focuses on body and mind and is reinforced in juxtaposing details. Furthermore, maximum glazing on the eastern facade facing the football field enhances the connection between the indoor and outdoor training. With the Wasserman Football Center, UCLA wished to co-locate staff and students that were spread across campus into an advanced training facility. The project needed to represent the heritage of the program and inspire further growth. It’s aim was to enhance player development and encourage recruitment, providing for current and potential needs. The facility’s amenities focus on the wellness of both body and mind, and cater to the needs of the athletes, coaches, families, and visitors while contributing to the sustainability goals of the university.

Client | UCLA Location | Los Angeles Size | 73,500 sq ft Completion | August 1, 2017

The University of Los Angeles is located in the urban context of the foothills in the Santa Monica mountains. Surrounding the campus is low to medium density residential housing and a small commercial center. The site is situated within the southwest region of the main campus with the longest axis of the building facing east-west. The complex is more immediately surrounded by athletic facilities. The borders interact with major pedestrian pathways running north-south and an access road. As part of the design the thoroughfare path was maintained and the experience of the approach was improved. Including the creation of a plaza at the intersection of multiple facilities to the north. Sun Path

CLIMATE ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE

Los Angeles has a year-round, mild-to-hot, and mostly dry climate. It is classified as a Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by seasonal changes in rainfall with a hot and arid summer. The monthly average dry bulb temperature of the the Wasserman Football Center’s location ranges from 68 - 75 degrees F. With plenty of sunlight and little rainfalll, the best design strategies for this climate are internal heat gain, passive solar direct gain high mass, sun shading, and natural ventilation. The architects of the building systematically employed these design strategies through the following: 1) Creating a high-performance facade that utilizes smart shading techniques that mitigate solar heat gain while maintaining access to

Circulation2) Using a rooftop solar thermal water heating system 3) Installing bi-folding glas hangar doors and BigAss Fans to circulate air instead of the use of airconditioning 4) Utilizing an air displacement ventilation systems to supply sing-pass 5) Carefully choosing materials suitable for the building’s required internal heat gain, direct solar gain, and thermal mass

Land Use

MAJOR ROAD ACCESS ROAD 100’

MINOR ROAD PEDESTRIAN 200’ 400’ PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMERCIAL 1/2 mi Radius

1/4 mi Radius

1/2 mi Radius

1/4 mi Radius

LOW RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL

500’

1000’ Scale: 1” = 1500’

2000’

Los Angeles has a year-round, mild-to-hot, and mostly dry climate. It is classified as a Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by seasonal changes in rainfall with a hot and arid summer. The monthly average dry bulb temperature of the the Wasserman Football Center’s location ranges from 68 - 75 degrees F. With plenty of sunlight and little rainfall, the best design strategies for this climate are internal heat gain, passive solar direct gain high mass, sun shading, and natural ventilation. The architects of the building systematically employed these design strategies through the following:

1) Creating a high-performance facade that utilizes smart shading techniques that mitigate solar heat gain while maintaining access to daylight and views

2) Using a rooftop solar thermal water heating system

3) Installing bi-folding glass hangar doors and BigAss Fans to circulate air instead of the use of air-conditioning

4) Utilizing an air displacement ventilation systems to supply sing-pass fresh air

5) Carefully choosing materials suitable for the building’s required internal heat gain, direct solar gain, and thermal mass