LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown) - Page 432

Steve8263 · #**8621** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 10:20 PM**

Former Vons lot at Barrington and Santa Monica, apparently the area needs another Whole Foods-
Landry Design Group no less, the mansion king of L.A.

http://www.westlasawtelle.org/whats-...wed-oct-25-7pm

https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...+Vons+site.pdf

NYC2ATX · #**8622** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 10:56 PM**

MORE OF THAT PLEASE

Illithid Dude · #**8623** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 12:09 AM**

Holy shit. Incredibly architecture.

dc_denizen · #**8624** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 1:17 AM**

that's awesome wow!

Busy Bee · #**8625** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 2:12 AM**

Oh that is sick. Oh boy that is sick.

SD_Phil · #**8626** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 4:42 AM**

Reminds me of Calatrava a bit. I like it.

surfnspy · #**8627** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 4:51 AM**

Love the planting, but I doubt the city will approve the curved planters. It is too easy to be a ramp from the street. there are a lot of rules about what kind of structures can be built. It will be interesting to see what changes have to be made.

colemonkee · #**8628** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 6:11 AM**

Love this one, and hope it is built as is.

LAsam · #**8629** Posted **Oct 25, 2017, 3:56 PM**

That lot at SaMo and Barrington has been defunct for far too long, and that would be an amazing replacement! Do it!

sopas ej · #**8630** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 7:35 PM**

From Urbanize LA:

Fresh Renderings for the $600-Million LACMA Redesign

ozone · #**8631** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 7:47 PM**

^^^
Looks exhausting. But I like the open views of Wilshire, Japanese Pavilion and the Tar Pits.

Illithid Dude · #**8632** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 7:52 PM**

LACMA should start from scratch on this one.

The Illusive Man · #**8633** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 7:54 PM**

Nice LACMA plan. I hope that gets built.

circuitfiend · #**8634** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 7:55 PM**

The LACMA redesign looks like a shopping mall. Just sad.

The Illusive Man · #**8635** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 7:58 PM**

What's it suppose to look like? Some weird pyramid thing?

sopas ej · #**8636** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 8:30 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozone

^^^
Looks exhausting. But I like the open views of Wilshire, Japanese Pavilion and the Tar Pits.

I don't think it looks exhausting; in fact, I like that it looks like most of the exhibits will be on one level. Going through LACMA as it is now is actually quite exhausting.

And I like that it's a very nontraditional museum building; it doesn't follow the street grid and is not shaped like a box. It really is kind of amorphous. It literally thinks "outside the box." I'm also glad that they changed the color of it, too. It suits our climate better than something that would be all black.

My only beef with it is that some of the ceilings look too low, at least in the renderings.

Busy Bee · #**8637** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 9:38 PM**

Love the mastadons. Nice touch.

SoCalKid · #**8638** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 10:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Love the mastadons. Nice touch.

The mastodons are already there as part of the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Busy Bee · #**8639** Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 11:57 PM**

AHHHH... I just outed myself as not being from or in LA

LDVArch · #**8640** Posted **Oct 27, 2017, 1:32 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by circuitfiend

The LACMA redesign looks like a shopping mall. Just sad.

It looks like the Getty Center and MOCA.

Both consist of vertical blocks connected by a horizontal element. At MOCA, the horizontal element is the underground gallery which joins the blocks at the plaza level. At the Getty, the terraces connect the various galleries (pavilions).

Give Zumthor credit for figuring out that MOCA and the Getty have a similar topology and making a claim with his building for its primacy.

(Great architects see beyond the obvious.)