Morphosis' Caltrans District 7 Headquarters in Downtown LA is one of the most unreal buildings I have seen in a while. Like most architecturally significant buildings of our times, i.e. the Walt Disney Concert Hall, you might notice it from a car commercial or two.
My favorite features of this building is the way the address of the building is displayed and the function of the screen wall on the building. Which can all be seen here.When I first saw the building I thought the design of randomly open aluminum panels was a bit superfluous until I read an article in Architectural Record about it. Basically the screen panels "open and close mechanically in a continually moving pattern, providing surface variety on the facade, shielding the interior from the sun and giving office workers changing views to the outside." Not only this but it helps release heat that would otherwise be trapped between the shade and the offices.
No comments:
Post a Comment