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Westsidelife · March 28th, 2007, 03:18 AM

From Curbed LA:

Sunset-Gower Project Rendered

And God said, "Let there be a colored rendering." From the inbox, we have the rendered (at night) visual of the Columbia Square project. And the press release speak:

Under the development plan by award-winning architect Scott Johnson of Johnson Fain, a boutique hotel, live/work lofts, a high-rise residential community and new creative office space will be added to the northern portion of the site. The two proposed high-rise structures will be oriented to step back and away from Columbia Square and adjacent residences to preserve sightlines to the Hollywood Hills.
...
The project’s initial design includes multiple access points. Landscaped courtyards will
connect and integrate all elements of the project and provide a mix of public and private open space. Pathways will be defined and open to pedestrians traversing the block or connecting to elements within it.
Happy now?

Fern~Fern* · March 28th, 2007, 03:22 AM

The view from the 40 story tower are going to amazing. No matter what direction your watching from. East (Downtown), West (Beach), North (Valley), South (LAX-South Bay)....

godblessbotox · March 28th, 2007, 03:24 AM

sweet! another parking lot falls victim to infill!!!

hiza los angeles! hiza!!!

Fern~Fern* · March 28th, 2007, 03:25 AM

...a very needed parking I must say!

djm19 · March 28th, 2007, 05:09 AM

I really like it.

Westsidelife · March 28th, 2007, 05:13 AM

I like everything except the fact that there isn't a continuous strip or retail that wraps the complex. I also wish that they would replace all of the existing structures to build more of a streetwall.

Fern~Fern* · March 28th, 2007, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djm19

I really like it.

^ What do you like about it?

djm19 · March 28th, 2007, 08:00 AM

Im not quite sure.

It reminds me of Columbia Square

Buildingfrenzy · March 28th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Stupid question here, but what the hell is Columbia Square?

djm19 · March 28th, 2007, 10:14 PM

Columbia Square is the old CBS studio. You can see it in that rendering, its the 6 story building and that corner building without any retail

timquinn · March 28th, 2007, 11:54 PM

The point of the whole thing is that the CBS building is a protected historic building (ya know? mid-century modern.) They had to work with what was there.

thank God they are not totally mimicking the style. Stucco box any way you look at it.

***LosAngelesSportsFan*** · March 29th, 2007, 07:37 AM

^ definitely agree. thank god for the lack of stucco.

Westsidelife · March 29th, 2007, 07:40 AM

Why can't they just build on top of the existing structures?

djm19 · March 29th, 2007, 08:58 AM

that wouldnt solve the ground floor problem though. Something tells me that whole space there is used for something, and therefore little entrance is needed

Westsidelife · March 29th, 2007, 09:26 AM

^I was suggesting they build on top of the existing structures in order to add more density.

***soup or man*** · March 29th, 2007, 06:49 PM

So I went to Hollywood yesterday. The parking lot where the W is slated to rise is taped off. Not a single car was parked there.

Btw..that little yellow diner on Vine is top tier.

godblessbotox · March 29th, 2007, 07:15 PM

mollys?

***soup or man*** · March 29th, 2007, 08:13 PM

Yeah..teriaki sandwiches for the win.

klamedia · March 29th, 2007, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timquinn

The point of the whole thing is that the CBS building is a protected historic building (ya know? mid-century modern.) They had to work with what was there.

thank God they are not totally mimicking the style. Stucco box any way you look at it.

Thanx Tim! Sometimes on these boards we act as if no one ever thinks about what we consider the obvious. Though that seems to be the case sometimes, most times their is a reason behind these questionable decisions, even if it's just plain ol' politicos. Actually I like the building much. Don't think the blank wall is going to hurt the project much so long as their is gr fl retail fronting some of the building. The best example is the H&H complex. No eastside street level retail but it doesn't seem to hurt business much or the pedestrian vibrancy of Hollywood Blvd. I know we would like every single street to be alive and "on" like a 'parade day' but some streets end up carrying the brunt of access and service streets to parking garages and delivery docks.

Westsidelife · March 30th, 2007, 02:21 AM

Sunset Blvd. is one of the busiest streets in Los Angeles yet it is rather un-pedestrian friendly. Hopefully the retail strip at Columbia Square will generate the much needed pedestrian activity on Sunset Blvd.

image hosted on flickr

From Flickr, by Snap Man

March 28th, 2007, 03:18 AM	#41
Westsidelife LAL / LAK / LAD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,787 Likes (Received): 6	From Curbed LA: Sunset-Gower Project Rendered And God said, "Let there be a colored rendering." From the inbox, we have the rendered (at night) visual of the Columbia Square project. And the press release speak: Under the development plan by award-winning architect Scott Johnson of Johnson Fain, a boutique hotel, live/work lofts, a high-rise residential community and new creative office space will be added to the northern portion of the site. The two proposed high-rise structures will be oriented to step back and away from Columbia Square and adjacent residences to preserve sightlines to the Hollywood Hills. ... The project’s initial design includes multiple access points. Landscaped courtyards will connect and integrate all elements of the project and provide a mix of public and private open space. Pathways will be defined and open to pedestrians traversing the block or connecting to elements within it. Happy now? __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

March 28th, 2007, 03:22 AM	#42
Fern~Fern* Inquiry Within... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Currently residing in the good Ol' IE until something else arises from the horizon. Posts: 7,424 Likes (Received): 8	The view from the 40 story tower are going to amazing. No matter what direction your watching from. East (Downtown), West (Beach), North (Valley), South (LAX-South Bay).... __________________ You're so FAKE that you should have two Facebook accounts, one for each face.... ~~By Fern to the Fern*

March 28th, 2007, 03:24 AM	#43
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,335 Likes (Received): 0	sweet! another parking lot falls victim to infill!!! hiza los angeles! hiza!!! __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

March 28th, 2007, 03:25 AM	#44
Fern~Fern* Inquiry Within... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Currently residing in the good Ol' IE until something else arises from the horizon. Posts: 7,424 Likes (Received): 8	...a very needed parking I must say! __________________ You're so FAKE that you should have two Facebook accounts, one for each face.... ~~By Fern to the Fern*

March 28th, 2007, 05:13 AM	#46
Westsidelife LAL / LAK / LAD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,787 Likes (Received): 6	I like everything except the fact that there isn't a continuous strip or retail that wraps the complex. I also wish that they would replace all of the existing structures to build more of a streetwall. __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

March 28th, 2007, 05:09 AM	#45
djm19 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 453 Likes (Received): 0	I really like it.

March 28th, 2007, 08:00 AM	#48
djm19 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 453 Likes (Received): 0	Im not quite sure. It reminds me of Columbia Square

March 28th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#49
Buildingfrenzy bUILDING fRENZY Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 134 Likes (Received): 0	Stupid question here, but what the hell is Columbia Square?

March 28th, 2007, 10:14 PM	#50
djm19 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 453 Likes (Received): 0	Columbia Square is the old CBS studio. You can see it in that rendering, its the 6 story building and that corner building without any retail

March 28th, 2007, 11:54 PM	#51
timquinn Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	The point of the whole thing is that the CBS building is a protected historic building (ya know? mid-century modern.) They had to work with what was there. thank God they are not totally mimicking the style. Stucco box any way you look at it.

March 29th, 2007, 07:37 AM	#52
*LosAngelesSportsFan* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,918 Likes (Received): 15	^ definitely agree. thank god for the lack of stucco.

March 29th, 2007, 07:40 AM	#53
Westsidelife LAL / LAK / LAD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,787 Likes (Received): 6	Why can't they just build on top of the existing structures? __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

March 29th, 2007, 08:58 AM	#54
djm19 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 453 Likes (Received): 0	that wouldnt solve the ground floor problem though. Something tells me that whole space there is used for something, and therefore little entrance is needed

March 29th, 2007, 09:26 AM	#55
Westsidelife LAL / LAK / LAD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,787 Likes (Received): 6	^I was suggesting they build on top of the existing structures in order to add more density. __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

March 29th, 2007, 06:49 PM	#56
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,385 Likes (Received): 35	So I went to Hollywood yesterday. The parking lot where the W is slated to rise is taped off. Not a single car was parked there. Btw..that little yellow diner on Vine is top tier. __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

March 29th, 2007, 07:15 PM	#57
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,335 Likes (Received): 0	mollys? __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

March 29th, 2007, 08:13 PM	#58
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,385 Likes (Received): 35	Yeah..teriaki sandwiches for the win. __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

March 30th, 2007, 02:21 AM	#60
Westsidelife LAL / LAK / LAD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,787 Likes (Received): 6	Sunset Blvd. is one of the busiest streets in Los Angeles yet it is rather un-pedestrian friendly. Hopefully the retail strip at Columbia Square will generate the much needed pedestrian activity on Sunset Blvd. image hosted on flickr From Flickr, by Snap Man __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

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