TERASAKI RESEARCH INSTITUTE LOS ANGELES, CA...The Terasaki Family Foundation has opened this new...
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Copyright © 1976-2015 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved Images © Roland Halbe A COLLABORATIVE AND EFFICIENT RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT The Terasaki Family Foundation has opened this new research institute that included a 16,000ft 2 renovation of adjacent single story parcels into a 3-story technical research facility and offices. The aim was to develop a facility that builds on the owner’s legacy as professor emeritus at University of California Los Angeles, and use the location to cultivate key relationships with the campus. Originally constructed in 1929, the building required repurposing to provide stimulating office and laboratory environments. BuroHappold Engineering’s design team focused on developing creative workspaces to enhance opportunities for collaboration and public engagement. The flexible interior was designed for the efficient use of space, reduced circulation, and also to accommodate future expansion. The design included the removal of the existing first floor and replacing it with a mezzanine constructed of a lightweight, concrete filled metal deck supported by steel beams. This new floor can be set at a desired elevation to provide the required headroom at the basement level. One key challenge facing BuroHappold was optimizing the performance of the west glazing, critical for allowing efficient systems operation and ensuring increased comfort in the meeting room and director’s office. In order to minimize direct sunlight into the building, we incorporated the use of skylights and developed optimal orientation and the use of diffuse shades. These innovative lighting measures limit solar gains and provide thermal control, ensuring maximum occupant comfort and overall increased energy performance. The clever use of space and light has resulted in a vibrant and efficient working environment that fulfills the Institute’s vision of collaboration. TERASAKI RESEARCH INSTITUTE LOS ANGELES, CA CLIENT Paul I. Terasaki Foundation ARCHITECT Atelier Hitoshi Abe PROJECT VALUE $6 million DURATION Completed in 2017 SERVICES PROVIDED BY BUROHAPPOLD MEP/FP engineering, structural engineering, lighting
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Copyright © 1976-2015 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved
Images © Roland Halbe
A C O L L A B O R AT I V E A N D E F F I C I E N T R E S E A R C H E N V I R O N M E N T
The Terasaki Family Foundation has opened this new research institute that included a 16,000ft2 renovation of adjacent single story parcels into a 3-story technical research facility and offices. The aim was to develop a facility that builds on the owner’s legacy as professor emeritus at University of California Los Angeles, and use the location to cultivate key relationships with the campus.
Originally constructed in 1929, the building required repurposing to provide stimulating office and laboratory environments. BuroHappold Engineering’s design team focused on developing creative workspaces to enhance opportunities for collaboration and public engagement. The flexible interior was designed for the efficient use of space, reduced circulation, and also to accommodate future expansion. The design included the removal of the existing first floor and replacing it with a mezzanine constructed of a lightweight, concrete filled metal deck supported by steel beams. This new floor can be set at a
desired elevation to provide the required headroom at the basement level.
One key challenge facing BuroHappold was optimizing the performance of the west glazing, critical for allowing efficient systems operation and ensuring increased comfort in the meeting room and director’s office. In order to minimize direct sunlight into the building, we incorporated the use of skylights and developed optimal orientation and the use of diffuse shades. These innovative lighting measures limit solar gains and provide thermal control, ensuring maximum occupant comfort and overall increased energy performance.
The clever use of space and light has resulted in a vibrant and efficient working environment that fulfills the Institute’s vision of collaboration.
TERASAKI RESEARCH INSTITUTELOS ANGELES, CA
CLIEN T Paul I. Terasaki Foundation
ARCHI T EC T Atelier Hitoshi Abe
PROJEC T VALUE $6 million
DUR AT I O N Completed in 2017
SERV ICES PROV IDED BY BURO HAPPO LD MEP/FP engineering, structural engineering, lighting
