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Wilshire La Brea
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Wilshire La Brea
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Bounded by busy streets, Wilshire La Brea is the corner to bus stops in both directions and will be adjacent to a future subway stop. It is bordered by smaller scale residential properties on two sides and book-ended by historic structures. To respond to the rich context of the site and the opportunity to create a truly urban transit-oriented community, the sidewalk was widened along Wilshire Boulevard, providing space for exterior dining and ample pedestrian passing. The southern tower has six levels of residences and the northern tower has 13.
Both towers are arran¬ged in a “wing” configuration, creating building “fingers” that surround open-ended courtyards. The courtyards open to the east taking advantage of city skyline views and providing a more articulated building face to the adjacent residential neighborhood. The fingers also “step” down toward the east, dropping several stories from the high point to present a more modestly scaled façade facing the adjacent residential neighborhood. On every side, great care was taken to provide a highly enhanced pedestrian experience at the sidewalk level including planters, building recesses, awnings and other scale elements. On the Sycamore (east) side, an additional 20 feet of setback was added to the habitable building face and allows for the creation of a “linear park” for the enjoyment of both residents of the building, and the neighborhood. A double row of trees on Wilshire Boulevard further helps create this pedestrian “thru-way” and allows pedestrians to enjoy the retail at the ground level and feel protected from the passing traffic.
Both towers are arran¬ged in a “wing” configuration, creating building “fingers” that surround open-ended courtyards. The courtyards open to the east taking advantage of city skyline views and providing a more articulated building face to the adjacent residential neighborhood. The fingers also “step” down toward the east, dropping several stories from the high point to present a more modestly scaled façade facing the adjacent residential neighborhood. On every side, great care was taken to provide a highly enhanced pedestrian experience at the sidewalk level including planters, building recesses, awnings and other scale elements. On the Sycamore (east) side, an additional 20 feet of setback was added to the habitable building face and allows for the creation of a “linear park” for the enjoyment of both residents of the building, and the neighborhood. A double row of trees on Wilshire Boulevard further helps create this pedestrian “thru-way” and allows pedestrians to enjoy the retail at the ground level and feel protected from the passing traffic.
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