COLLECTIVE ARCHITECTURE

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Collective Architecture embraces the relationship between

the community and the architect. The LAADC allows for the

community members to work closely with an architect to

coordinate their design visions within an ad hoc architectural

system. The collective can be added onto and adjusted for

the communities’ needs with the support of the architect.

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Westside LAADC entry to Art Studios, Gallery and TheatreAD HOC Construction

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The LAADC is a response to limited geographic growth and an

acknowledgement of the richness and distinctive character of exist-

ing Los Angeles communities. The Collective is located in the Arts

District of Los Angeles which is a diverse and changing neighbor-

hood adjacent to the downtown area.

The Collective offers a common neutral ground for all people.

Each member of the community has equal right and equal impact

on how the Collective is shaped formally and programmatically.

INDSUTRIAL | AUTO | WAREHOUSE | NAVAL | RAILCARS | SHIPS | RAIL TIES | TRUCK TRAILORS

LOS ANGELES ARTS DISTRICT COLLECTIVE

LAADC

LOS ANGELES : RETOLD

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

Los Angeles is a diverse city that is perpetually changing. It is made up of a rich collection of unique communities that are themselves chang-ing. Denser development is the response to the changing needs of communities; historically Los Angeles has developed through suburban sprawl. At present, Los Angeles has reached its limit of sprawl and must now be developed through den-sification of its existing regions. The city is infilling and growing vertically to meet the increasing needs of its residents.

PRELIMINARY SITE MODEL

LOS ANGELES ARTS DISTRICT

COMMUNITY GARDEN

THEATRE

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GALLERY

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LOOSS ANGELES ARRTSS DISSTRICT

The Arts District is a mixture of warehouse, manufacturing, retail, restaurants, condos and lofts with a wide range of low to high income families. It is defined by the community and is perpetu-ally changing as the community changes.

COLLECTED COMMUNITIES

LOS ANGELES : RECONNECTED

RECONNECTED

LOS ANGELES : RECLAIMEDThe structure and units are made from reclaimed and recycled materials. Like the pro-grammatic cycle between community center and community, there will be a cycle to the ma-terial assembly. Steel allows for flexible growth, as it is the strong core of this modular building system. Recycled materials will be selected, customized and modified to the appropriate shape and size, and then assembled on site (Reclaim, Reuse, Reconnect).

PANEL OPTIONSSALVAGED CORRUGATED STEEL PANEL WITH CNC ROUTED UNIT NUMBER

SALVAGED BRICK PANEL

SALVAGED POLYCARBONATE PANEL WALL (2 x 2’ PANELS)

SALVAGED WOOD PLANK PANEL

POP-OUT GLAZED PANEL UNIT

STEEL COLUMN

STEEL ANGLE BRACKETSTEEL BEAM

PRECAST CONCRETE FLOOR UNITS

REINFORCED CONCRETE PIERS

REINFORCED CONCRETE PIERS

4 BAY MASS

REINFORCED CONCRETE PIERS

MODULAR ROOF PANEL

BRICK PANEL BAY

SALVAGED WAREHOUSE WINDOW

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CUSTOM PREPLANTED 2’x2’ ROOF MODULES SET ON ROOF SURFACEVARIOUS COLORS & TYPES SELECTED BY CLIENT SEDUMS NATIVE PLANT SPECIES PERENNIALS DROUGHT RESISTANT GROUND COVER

The tectonic assembly of the LAADC is diverse and changing. The system will change over time in response to the changing needs of the commu-nity. The structural system serves as a receptor for the modular panelized units of program. The structure will primarily be steel and can be assembled, added to, changed, and subtracted from as needed.

The community center is a conglomeration of units that make up the whole. These units can be added into the assembly or taken away from it. The unit type is determined by the program to be housed inside it and the preferences of the people. The architect has the opportunity to sup-port the communities growth by providing services to them, long after the initials phase of construction is completed.

CUSTOMIZED LIVING UNIT WITH STEEL LOUVRES

STEEL STRUCTURE: ASSEMBLE & DISASSEMBLE

RECLAIM | REUSE | RECONNECT

GALLERY & STUDIOS

GALLERY & STUDIOS

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

EDUCATION

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GROWING MEDIUM

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SLOPED STEPPINGSTEEL JOISTSFINISHED CEILING

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PROGRAM

FORM LIMITLESS

COLLECTIVE INTERESTS

The form is a result of the cause and effect system between The Art District and the LAADC. As part of a dynamic system, the form itself changes over time. The structural system allows for variety and transformation as a framework for modules that can be plugged in. The basic module can be added onto this system to address increased growth and changing needs.

The general form is a result of units plug-ging into a steel structural system. The additive nature of the LAADC does not need a master plan, but rather it embraces the ad hoc nature of evolving communties

The LAADC disregards the limitations of the property line and existing buildings. This shows the blurred relation-ship between the growth of the community and the con-sequential growth of the LAADC. It also breaks the distinction between the community and the community center and shows that they are in fact part of the same thing; a larger whole.

The program of the LAADC is a response to the surrounding community: business center, housing, gardening, art, exercise, education, entertain-ment etc… the LAADC can adapt to host the desired program. If the community has an influx of artists, the community center can respond to this change by plugging units onto the galleries or studio space.

CONGLOMERATION OF UNITS

EDEDDD IONEDDUCUCAATION

CONCEPT COLLAGE

RESIDENTIAL UNITS & COMMON YARD

EAST ENTRY

4SECOND FLOOR GALLERY & STUDIO

POOL & GARDEN

ADDITIVE MODULE STUDY MODEL