Thom Mayne's high-tech
Emerson College LA campus opens in Hollywood
Located on Sunset Boulevard,
in the heart of LA's entertainment and communications industry, the $85
million, 10-story, 107,000-sf multipurpose vertical campus takes the shape of a
massive, shimmering aircraft hangar, housing a sculptural, glass-and-aluminum
base building. The building’s exterior features a dynamic sun shading system
that adapts to changing weather conditions to maintain optimal indoor
temperature and natural light levels. Heating and cooling of the building is
further optimized through an innovative passive valence system developed by
Buro Happold. Additional green design initiatives include: the use of recycled
and rapidly renewable building materials; installation of efficient
water-saving fixtures; a high-performance glass curtain-wall to
minimize heat gain; landscaping and a living green wall; and a central
management infrastructure to monitor overall building efficiency.
Anticipated to
achieve a LEED Gold rating, the new center champions Emerson’s commitment to
both sustainable design and community responsibility. Wrapping the building’s
northwest corner, a green wall underscores the towers’ actively changing
exterior skin. Connected to weather stations that track the local climate,
temperature, and sun angle, the automated sunshade system opens and closes
horizontal fins outside the high-performance glass curtain-wall to minimize
heat gain while maximizing daylight and views.
Further green initiatives include
the use of recycled and rapidly renewable building materials, installation of
efficient fixtures to reduce water use by 40%, energy savings in heating and
cooling through a passive valence system, and a building management and
commissioning infrastructure to monitor and optimize efficiency of all systems.
For more information, read Emerson's article on the Emerson LA grand opening and the LA Times report.
Category: Project Highlight
Source: Building Design +
Construction, http://www.bdcnetwork.com/thom-maynes-high-tech-emerson-college-la-campus-opens-hollywood-slideshow
Author: BD+C staff
Date of
Publication: March
07, 2014
3 comments:
Nice Article post, I Would like to big thanks for sharing such useful information for us, will come back on your blogs in future for gathering more information about Campus ERP, College management system software, top colleges administration software, college campus management system, boarding college ERP Software, student attendance tracking software and college campus management system. I will share with our friend about your blogs and services. Thanks for published.
Thank you for sharing the information. I would like to tell that I have recently found a firm called logical green institute who is providing the service of green building videos which is helping the builders to take guidance for green building.
Visit Us For More Information
If an actual "Dream Factory" existed, this would be it.
~Ellen@Ecole Privee Montreal
Post a Comment