940 E 2nd Street

940, East 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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940 E 2nd Street

940, East 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Firm

Rockefeller Partners Architects

Type

Residential › Multi Unit Housing

YEAR

2011

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

Located in the rejuvenated Arts District at the eastern edge of Downtown Los Angeles, the warehouse at 940 East 2nd St was built to store sugar beets by The Spreckels Brothers in 1906.
Un-maintained and underutilized for many decades, the decision
was made to salvage the existing URM brick building, rather than
demolish it. The resulting design effort preserves the historic façade
while re-imagining the interior as 38 live-work townhome lofts.

While vehicle parking is difficult in Downtown, the renovation
unexpectedly offers a solution, incorporating an interior street
inserted through the building center.

Organized by the remaining existing steel truss roof structure, the
multi-level units occupy the space in-between. The resulting design
offers a series of long and tall living spaces, with abundant natural
daylight and plentiful fresh air through the thermal chimney effect by
opening low operable windows and exhausting warm air through the
original and refurbished clerestory.Status: Completed in 2011Project Size: 39,000 s. f. Number of Units: 38 condominiums ranging from 1,200 to 2,300 s.f. Architectural Team: Rocky Rockefeller, AIA, Christopher Kempel, AIA, Mark Przekop, AIA, Keith Ireland, AIA, Kate Dunworth, Anthony LaneyPhotography: Tara Wujcik and rPA