APRIL 2019
Gateway Garden LEIMERT PARK, LOS ANGELES. USA
LI NG YU HUANG | L O R C A N O ’ H E R L I H Y S T U D I O | A R C H 6 0 5 B P O RT F O L I O | SPRIN G 2 0 1 9
CONTENTS
I NTRO DU C T I O N
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SI TE ANA LY S I S 4
PRO G RAM E X P L O R AT I O N 5
FO RM FI N D I N G 6
UNI T LAY O U T 8
STRUCTU R E I N T E G R AT E D 1 1
SUSTAI NA B I L I T Y 1 4
M ATERI AL I T Y S T U D Y 1 7
C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 1 9 L i ng yu H uang. All r ights reser ved.
INTRODUCTION
This is a m ix ed- us e hou s i n g p ro j e c t a t L e i m e r t P a r k i n t h e s o u t h L o s A ngeles . I t ’s a gat eway b u i l d i n g s i n c e i t l o c a t e s a t t h e b u s i e s t i n t e r s e c t i o n in t he cent er of Leim er t P a r k , w h i c h h a s b e e n re f e r re d a s a c e n t e r o f b o t h his t or ical and cont em p o r a r y A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n a r t , m u s i c a n d c u l t u re i n L o s Angeles . Archit ect ur all y s p e a k i n g , t h e b u i l d i n g i s t o t a l l y r a d i c a l , a n d i t h a s not hing t o do wit h it s S p a n i s h C o l o n i a l s t y l e h o u s e s i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d which has been planne d a n d b u i l t i n 1 9 2 0 s . To br ing t he prev alent w i n d i n t h e b u i l d i n g , a v o l u m e p a r a l l e l t o t h e w i n d direct ion has been s ub t r a c t e d . I t ’s n o t o n l y e n h a n c e d t h e v e n t i l a t i o n o f each unit s ignif icant ly, b u t a l s o o p e n t h e p e d e s t r i a n ’s v i e w w h e n t h e y a re approaching t he buildi n g f ro m b o t h D e g n a n B l v d a n d W 4 3 rd S t , p re s e r ving a v iew cor r idor as i f t h e b u i l d i n g h a s o p e n e d i t s e l f t o t h e a c t i v i t y o n t he s t reet . A s t r ik ing m o m e n t o f t h e o p e n c a n b e s e e n f ro m C re e d Av e n u e , which is diagonally con n e c t e d t o t h e s i t e . The s econd concept is t h e i d e a o f a r t , m u s i c a n d c u l t u re i n t h i s u n i q u e com m unit y. They are s o d y n a m i c a n d e n e r g e t i c . T h e b u i l d i n g c o u l d e x p re s s t hat by des igning a t ap e r c a n t i l e v e r a t t h e n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r a n d a s k ybr idge at t he f if t h f loor o f t h e s o u t h w e s t c a n o p y o v e r t h e g r a n d e n t r a n c e , which f ree up t he area o n t h e g ro u n d t o f o r m g a rd e n s p a c e , p ro v i d i n g a place f or ar t is t s and dw e l l e r s t o g a t h e r a ro u n d . T h e p a t h s o n t h e g ro u n d f or k out and f or m t he la n d s c a p e o f t h e v i e w c o r r i d o r. T h e b u i l d i n g i t s e l f look s diff erent f rom ev e r y s i d e a s y o u g o a ro u n d i t . Anodiz ed alum inum pa n e l i s c h o s e n a s t h e s k i n b e c a u s e i t ’s c o s t - e ff e c t i v e . I t is anodiz ed t o brown i s h - g re y a n d p e r f o r a t e d w i t h 1 - i n c h c i rc l e h o l e s at 50% lev el t hat prov id e a b a l a n c e o f p r i v a c y a n d l i g h t i n g d e m a n d f o r each unit , as well as el e v a t i n g t h e s i m p l i c i t y o f t h e f o r m o f b u i l d i n g . T h e m ult i- f unct ion rev olv ing w i n d o w a n d a p e r t u re o f t h e e l e v a t i o n h a s b e e n t hought f ully des igned a n d e n g i n e e re d t o b e i n t e g r a t e d w i t h t h o s e s t u n n i n g anodiz ed alum inum pan e l s . The ot her im por t ant pa r t o f i t i s a s o c i a l c o n d e n s e r b r i n g i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y and unk nown people in t o t h e p l a c e . T h e s p a c e s o n t h e g ro u n d a re c a re f u l l y or ganiz ed as a v it al pa r t o f t h e p ro j e c t , a c t i v a t i n g t h e s p a c e u n t i l i z a t i o n o f dweller s and ar t is t s .
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AX ON S ITE P LAN W ITH C O N T EXT L A B EL ED
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Circulation C IRC U L AT ION Co-living C OL IVIN G
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CCommon OM M ON
CCommon OM M ON
Bathroom
Kitchen KIT C H EN
BAT H ROOM
22Bedroo BED ROOM m 22Bathroom BAT H ROOM
= =
N
n
33Bedroo BED ROOM m 3 BAT H ROOM
3 + 6
3+ 6
22
22
8
8
3Bathroom
ST U D IO
17
17
Studio
W ORKSH OP
1
1
Workshop & Gallery & GAL L ERY
3.8 x Site
63
3.8 X SITE
Commercial C OM 11 M ERC IAL
11
C OM Common M ON SPAC E
8
1
Space
P R O G R A M B R EA K U P
Commercial ST U D IO Studio
2Bedroo m
2 BED ROOM 22Bathroom BAT H ROOM
C OM M ERC IAL W ORKSH OP Workshop & Gallery
3 BED ROOM 3Bedroo m 3 BAT H ROOM
3Bathroom
& GAL L ERY
C OM M ON Common SPAC E
Space
Circulation
C IRC U L AT ION
C OM M ON
22Bedroo BED ROOM m 2 BAT H ROOM
2Bathroom
Common BAT H ROOM Bathroom Common C OM M ON Kitchen
C O- L IVIN G
Co-living
C O- L IVIN G Co-living
KIT C H EN
Organization of Program in Plan ORGAN IZ ATION OF PR O G R A M I N PL A N
2 BED ROOM 2 BAT H ROOM 3 BED ROOM 3 BAT H ROOM C IRC U L AT ION C OM M ON ST U D IO
W ORKSH OP & GAL L ERY
KIT C H EN C OM M ON SPAC E C OM M ON
C O- L IVIN G
C O- L IVIN G
BAT H ROOM C OM M ERC IAL
ORGAN IZ ATION OF P RO G R A M I N SEC T I O N 5
Summer
Weaker wind
N
E
W
Winter Stronger wind
S P RE VA L EN T W I N D ST U D Y
FLOORS M AS S S TAC KIN G
OP E N U P ATRIU M
S E T BAC K FOR EN T R A N C E PL A ZZA
S E T B A C K F OR P O C K ET PARK
OPEN WIND CORRIDOR
TIER 4 M AX. HEIGHT 87 FT
BU ILD IN G E N V E LOP E 5 FT S E TBAC K M AS S E V O L U T I O N B R EA K U P 6
C IRC U LATION
C IRC U LATION
E N TRAN C E
ENTRANCE
E N TRAN C E
P RIM ARY AC C E S S A N D C I R C U L AT I O N
C OM M ON S PAC E
EGRESS 2BEDROOM 2BATHROOM
EGRESS EGRESS 3BE D ROOM 3BATH ROOM
W ORKS H OP & GALLE RY EGRESS
E X IT EGRESS S TU D IO
C O- LIV IN G
EXIT
E X IT
C OM M E RC IAL
P ROGRAM D IS TRIBUT I O N A N D EG R ESS 7
GROU N D FLOOR P LAN W ITH ROOM LABE L A N D L A N D SC A PE
S E C ON D FLOOR P LAN W ITH UN I T T YPE L A B EL ED
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2 B EDROOM 2 B ATHROOM
840 SF
3BE D ROOM 3BATH ROOM
1536 SF
S TU D IO
C O -L I VI N G
360 SF
17 6 S F
BAT H ROOM
BED ROOM
KITCHEN
LIV ING ROOM
P RIM ARY U S E S / AE RAS O F T YPI C A L U N I T
+
2 BY 3 RATIO
OTH E RS U N I T F O R M ST U D Y
E N TRANCE
BAT H ROOM
BED ROOM
KITCHEN
LIV ING ROOM
RE LATION S HI P O F T H E U N I T S 9
U N IT P LAN S AN D TH E LOC ATION I N T H E B U I L D I N G
10
87’-0”
BU ILD IN G E N V E L O PE O N T H E SI T E
87’-0”
S TE E L S TRU C T U R E SK EL ET O N 11
S TRU C TU RE S YST EM I N T EG R AT ED 12
BU ILD IN G C H U N K S HO W N ST R U C T U R E 13
S U S TAIN A B I L I T Y ST R AT EG Y 14
15
16
S OU TH AE RIAL V IE W T H R O U G H G A R D EN 17
IN TH E GARD E N L O O K I N G N O RT H
N ORTH AE RIAL V IE W I N T H E G A R D EN 18
E AS T E LE VATION V IE W FR O M PA R K I N G L O T
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