OBSOLESCENCE - L.A.
oly
mp ic
civic - impermanence
h
7t
tem ple
OBSOLESCENCE - L.A.
oly
mp ic
civic - impermanence
2014
SPRING
Woodbury University project
O b s o l e s c e n c e - LA location
D o w n t o w n LA author
Emmanuel Sandoval contact
emmanuelsandovaldesigns.com emansan24@gmail.com
DEGREE PROJECT
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3rd
4th
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7t
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8t
9th
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in s
mp
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ma
oly
ing
spr
tem
ple
downtown - los angeles
surface street freeway lightrail existing public parks undeveloped parking lots network strategy
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE LJ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ŽďƐŽůĞƐĐĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ >ŽƐ ŶŐĞůĞƐ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐŝǀŝĐ ĂƌĐŚĞƚLJƉĞ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚĞ ĐŝǀŝĐ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ 'ƌĂŶĚ ǀĞ ƚŽ >ŽƐ ŶŐĞůĞƐ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŝƐ ŝŶ Ă ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ĚŽƌŵĂŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐůŽǁůLJ ƐůŝƉƉŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ
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ĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͘ /ŶƐƟƚƵƟŶŐ Ă ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝŵƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĨĂǀŽƌĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ƐĐĂůĞ ŽĨ ϲϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ ϲϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ƉƌŽƉĞůƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ Ă ŶĞǁ ƵƌďĂŶ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƐĐŚĞŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐŝǀŝĐ ĂdžŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƉĞƌƐĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ ĐŽƌĞ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ Ă ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ĨŽƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘
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THE landscape h a s l e f t NO remnants from i t ’s p a s t.
LASER ETCH on MDF
city hall f.o.d o.e. m.i. c.m. r.p. p.g.
SCREEN PRINT on MDF
as City Hall East remains in the obsolescence process, the top 8 levels of the building are intervened with a 10 year Field KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ;&͘K͘ Ϳ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĞĞů ĨƌĂŵĞĚ ƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŝŶŚĂďŝƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƌƵĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ͘
10
EXTRUSION DIAGRAM undeveloped parking downtown los angeles
dŚĞ > W ƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĚŽǁŶƚŽŶ >͘ ͘ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞƐŚŽůĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝǀŝĐ ĐŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ƵƌďĂŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĨŽƌĞ Ă ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƐŝƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ĂŶ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ Ăůů ƐĞƚ ŽŶ ĂŶ ĞdžƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ƟŵĞůŝŶĞ ĐĂŶ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘
tŚŝůĞ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ KůLJŵƉŝĐ Θ DĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŽƉĞŶ space has brought about a 60 year sky park whose roots builds its height and overwhelm the space while playing host ƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƐ Ă ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĨŽƌ Đŝǀŝů ƵŶƌĞƐƚ͘
12 SCREEN PRINT on MDF
ICON CATALOG MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE 30 YR
CIVIC MARKET 20 YR
30.
20.
F.O.D STATION 10 YR
10.
PEDWAY NETWORK 15 YR
15.
TRAFFIC COURT 60 min
:60
PROTEST GROUNDS 60 YR
60.
ACTIVIST CAMP 10 HR
10:
FOOD TRUCK CONVERGENCE 5 HR
5:0
MISTRESS LOUNGE 1 HR
:60
OFFICE EXCHANGE 12 HR
12:
.......................................................................................60 min. to 60 years
HYGIENE STATION 8 HR
8:0
SHADY BUSINESS DEAL 2 HR
2:0
PUBLIC ADDRESS 3 HR
3:0
RIOT POLICE 96 HR
STREET VENDOR 8 HR
8:0
12:
GASTRO PUB 7 HR
7:0
BIKE PATHWAY 12 HR
12:
72:
INFRACTION KIOSK 8 HR
FARMERS MARKET 12 HR
RESISTANCE PROTEST 72 HR
WIFI PARK 8 HR
8:0
6:0
96:
8:0
SLEEPING RENTAL 6 HR
PUBLIC ACTIVIST 3 HR
3:0
FOOD HUB 6 HR
CHARGING STATION 60 min
:60
6:0
20.
SCREEN PRINT on MDF
MAIN STREET elevation
Olympic & Main protest grounds
18
L.A.P.D Station
City Hall East
mobile infrastructure
F.O.D intervention
CONSTRUCT MODEL on Plywood
20
The spacial model begins to examine how a network can ŝŶƚĞǀĞŶĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ njŽŶĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟĞƐ ĐŽƌĞ͘
SCREENS 200 mesh
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24
program study
26
downtown - los angeles site analysis
28
site section
obsolescence graphic
30 City Hall
the beginning....