Cal Trans District 7 | Los Angeles, California, USA

***soup or man*** · July 11th, 2006, 06:49 AM

[img]http://www.laist.com/images/EX_3128_Caltra*******ing.jpg[/img]

forvine · July 11th, 2006, 11:56 AM

7.5/10

and wrong poll

***soup or man*** · July 11th, 2006, 05:56 PM

Ahh well..

crossbowman · July 11th, 2006, 07:00 PM

I think Détritus can change these poll options if you PM him!
Btw 9/10

marpa · July 13th, 2006, 07:55 PM

9/10

Valia · July 14th, 2006, 02:53 AM

10/10

lovely structure, i like the diferents sides of the building and the mixture between glass and steel.

this building was desinged by Tom Mayne

***soup or man*** · July 14th, 2006, 05:38 AM

Yup

***Sinjin P.*** · July 28th, 2006, 05:07 AM

8/10

LMCA1990 · July 28th, 2006, 07:12 AM

10/10- not much height, but i like everything about it. i saw it being built in a special on the discovery channel.

Mosaic · August 17th, 2006, 10:07 AM

10/10

gutooo · October 1st, 2006, 11:18 AM

8/10

delmaule · October 16th, 2006, 02:42 AM

9/10

_zner_ · May 28th, 2008, 08:06 AM

10. been there. love it!

Astralis · June 2nd, 2008, 09:16 AM

8/10

W!CKED · July 15th, 2008, 04:17 AM

8/10

derzuuzala · July 19th, 2008, 08:34 PM

10 of course ....as all the Morpho´s artworks !!!!

derzuuzala · July 19th, 2008, 10:53 PM

derzuuzala · July 21st, 2008, 01:23 AM

....in all the Morpho´s buildings....there are fantastic details....!!! ( modernity )

derzuuzala · July 24th, 2008, 10:46 AM

With a hybridized civic orientation that blends an L.A. sensibility with a more cosmopolitan urban tradition, the new Caltrans District 7 Headquarters building in downtown Los Angeles is perceptually of the fabric of the city, as opposed to being a singular object or ornament. Enrobed in a constantly changing mechanical skin that is alternately open or closed depending on the conditions of outside temperature and sunlight, the building's fundamental property is that of transformation.

At dusk the building is transparent -textured and windowed everywhere to invite the voyeur- while at mid-day it is buttoned up against the sun, appearing to be devoid of windows entirely. At night, the dark facade seems to recede in favor of the outside lobby's four-story-high light sculpture. Mimetic of the larger metropolis, this building will be perceived differently by each observer depending on his or her experience with it.

Inside, normative office culture is challenged by the reversal of floor-plan layout and the incorporation of skip-stop elevators that call for the use of large, centrally located stairwell lobbies. More aptly understood as movement intensification, the stairwell lobbies create access/egress patterns that encourage familiarity and exchange while aspiring to mitigate the probability of departmental balkanization.

Mateus_ · July 24th, 2008, 10:51 AM

7/10

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July 11th, 2006, 06:49 AM	#1
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July 11th, 2006, 05:56 PM	#3
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July 11th, 2006, 07:00 PM	#4
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July 14th, 2006, 02:53 AM	#6
Valia A L.G.D.G.A.D.U. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Salamanca, nearly on Portugal in every sense Posts: 4,129 Likes (Received): 1	10/10 lovely structure, i like the diferents sides of the building and the mixture between glass and steel. this building was desinged by Tom Mayne __________________ Y mi blog SALAMANCA ARQUITECTURA + Last edited by Valia; July 14th, 2006 at 02:58 AM.

July 11th, 2006, 11:56 AM	#2
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July 13th, 2006, 07:55 PM	#5
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July 14th, 2006, 05:38 AM	#7
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July 28th, 2006, 05:07 AM	#8
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July 28th, 2006, 07:12 AM	#9
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August 17th, 2006, 10:07 AM	#10
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October 1st, 2006, 11:18 AM	#11
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October 16th, 2006, 02:42 AM	#12
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May 28th, 2008, 08:06 AM	#13
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June 2nd, 2008, 09:16 AM	#14
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July 15th, 2008, 04:17 AM	#15
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July 19th, 2008, 08:34 PM	#16
derzuuzala Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 975 Likes (Received): 0	10 of course ....as all the Morpho´s artworks !!!! __________________ Designers are confronted with complex and changing demands resulting in a need for innovative concepts. This entails an emphasis on the effect of increasing mobility, the rise of the consumer society, changing lifestyles and new technologies resulting in a need for density, diversity, flexibility and mixed-use programmes. Last edited by derzuuzala; July 19th, 2008 at 10:50 PM.

July 19th, 2008, 10:53 PM	#17
derzuuzala Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 975 Likes (Received): 0	__________________ Designers are confronted with complex and changing demands resulting in a need for innovative concepts. This entails an emphasis on the effect of increasing mobility, the rise of the consumer society, changing lifestyles and new technologies resulting in a need for density, diversity, flexibility and mixed-use programmes.

July 21st, 2008, 01:23 AM	#18
derzuuzala Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 975 Likes (Received): 0	....in all the Morpho´s buildings....there are fantastic details....!!! ( modernity ) __________________ Designers are confronted with complex and changing demands resulting in a need for innovative concepts. This entails an emphasis on the effect of increasing mobility, the rise of the consumer society, changing lifestyles and new technologies resulting in a need for density, diversity, flexibility and mixed-use programmes.

July 24th, 2008, 10:46 AM	#19
derzuuzala Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 975 Likes (Received): 0	With a hybridized civic orientation that blends an L.A. sensibility with a more cosmopolitan urban tradition, the new Caltrans District 7 Headquarters building in downtown Los Angeles is perceptually of the fabric of the city, as opposed to being a singular object or ornament. Enrobed in a constantly changing mechanical skin that is alternately open or closed depending on the conditions of outside temperature and sunlight, the building's fundamental property is that of transformation. At dusk the building is transparent -textured and windowed everywhere to invite the voyeur- while at mid-day it is buttoned up against the sun, appearing to be devoid of windows entirely. At night, the dark facade seems to recede in favor of the outside lobby's four-story-high light sculpture. Mimetic of the larger metropolis, this building will be perceived differently by each observer depending on his or her experience with it. Inside, normative office culture is challenged by the reversal of floor-plan layout and the incorporation of skip-stop elevators that call for the use of large, centrally located stairwell lobbies. More aptly understood as movement intensification, the stairwell lobbies create access/egress patterns that encourage familiarity and exchange while aspiring to mitigate the probability of departmental balkanization. __________________ Designers are confronted with complex and changing demands resulting in a need for innovative concepts. This entails an emphasis on the effect of increasing mobility, the rise of the consumer society, changing lifestyles and new technologies resulting in a need for density, diversity, flexibility and mixed-use programmes. Last edited by derzuuzala; July 29th, 2008 at 12:28 AM.

July 24th, 2008, 10:51 AM	#20
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