Zhong Ren Hang
RESEARCH WORK 08/09 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
L.A. Landscraper Fashion District, Los Angeles, California
Research Description: Fashion garments exist
momentarily; ironically, Architecture is often conceived as monument. However, they both provide protection and shelters to human body and each give identity to the wearers or the places. Moreover, fashion and architecture share similar construction techniques. Fashion expresses the technique in a micro scale, where architecture does the opposite. This research focuses on exploring new possiblilities of construction techniques from the cloth fiber.
SITE ANALYSIS
civil v center 10
1
civil v center
110
new town
new town
gra nd ave
fashion ashion district
8th
oli ve
ave
7th
wholesale holesale district 7th
fashion ashion district
8th
oli ve
101
gra nd ave
oli ve
oli ve
wholesale holesale district
11
historic core
ave
gra nd ave
south outhh park
ave
e
nc
tra en0
historic core
ave
south outhh park
little t tokyo gra nd ave
little t tokyo
101
9th
9th
art rt districtt
0
art rt districtt
10 5
110
10
Potential Site
Empty Lots (currently occupy as parking lots)
Combination of Grid System and Organic System red line
civil v center
civil v center
civil v center union station
new town
new town
new town
civil center station
little t tokyo south outhh park
pershing square station
10 mins
historic core
south outhh park
historic core 5 mins
little t tokyo
little t tokyo
7th street station
historic core
south outhh park wholesale holesale district
15 mins
wholesale holesale district
wholesale holesale district
fashion ashion district
fashion ashion district
pico station
fashion ashion district art rt districtt
art rt districtt
art rt districtt
blu
e li
Walking Time From The Site
ne
Metro Lines: Blue and Red
Skyscrapers (hatched in black)
Program diagrams RETAIL commercial cafeteria parking misc storages
EXHIBITION reception lobby exhibition spaces gallery cafe bar/lounge
PRODUCTION workshop facility storages
EDUCATION fashion school library studios/classrooms lecture halls offices
Process Height of Skyscapers Comparison
Housing
Los Angeles, CA
ft
100 200 300 400
500 600 700
800
900 1000 1100 1200 1300
100 200 300 400
500 600 700
800
900 1000 1100 1200 1300
US Bank Tower
Los Angeles, CA
Aon Center
Los Angeles, CA
Two California
Los Angeles, CA ng to bridge the two city block
Bifurcation to create openi
Gas Company Tower
Los Angeles, CA
retail stores spr
ead out throug
hout the buildin
Bank of America Plaza
g
Los Angeles, CA
ture
te a
crea
tion
tra pene
ity to
r tun
po n op
uc e str
al th
reve
le ci tter peop
nd the
n arou
g
buildin
w be
rms allo
ing defo
the build
777 Tower
Los Angeles, CA
rculatio
ile of the prof
in
e sk
d th
behin
ft
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT program diagram with circulation diagram Center of Fashion District
1000 feet
01_floor plates
320feet
01_ Site Circulation
02_connecting
02_Deformed circulation
03_volumetric 03_ Building Proposal
01_program diagram
02_structure grid
03_circulation
EDUCATION
PRODUCTION
EXHIBITION
RETAIL
programs organization . Gucci . Marc Jacobs . Burberry . Louis Vultton
.lecture hall . classrooms
. library
ground level
. fiber storage . gallery
.workshop
.administration offices
. amphitheater
.mechanical rooms
. exhibition hall
. runways
. cafeteria
. backstages
. park
. entrance path
. parking . parking
section 05
. parking
section 04
section 03
section 02
section 01
A physical analog to study the contextual relationship
A physical analog to study the contextual relationship
L.A. Landscraper Fashion District, Los Angeles, California
Research Description: Fashion garments exist
momentarily; ironically, Architecture is often conceived as monument. However, they both provide protection and shelters to human body and each give identity to the wearers or the places. Moreover, fashion and architecture share similar construction techniques. Fashion expresses the technique in a micro scale, where architecture does the opposite. This research focuses on exploring new possiblilities of construction techniques from the cloth fiber.
SITE ANALYSIS
civil v center 10
1
civil v center
110
new town
new town
gra nd ave
fashion ashion district
8th
oli ve
ave
7th
wholesale holesale district 7th
fashion ashion district
8th
oli ve
101
gra nd ave
oli ve
oli ve
wholesale holesale district
11
historic core
ave
gra nd ave
south outhh park
ave
e
nc
tra en0
historic core
ave
south outhh park
little t tokyo gra nd ave
little t tokyo
101
9th
9th
art rt districtt
0
art rt districtt
10 5
110
10
Potential Site
Empty Lots (currently occupy as parking lots)
Combination of Grid System and Organic System red line
civil v center
civil v center
civil v center union station
new town
new town
new town
civil center station
little t tokyo south outhh park
pershing square station
10 mins
historic core
south outhh park
historic core 5 mins
little t tokyo
little t tokyo
7th street station
historic core
south outhh park wholesale holesale district
15 mins
wholesale holesale district
wholesale holesale district
fashion ashion district
fashion ashion district
pico station
fashion ashion district art rt districtt
art rt districtt
art rt districtt
blu
e li
Walking Time From The Site
ne
Metro Lines: Blue and Red
Skyscrapers (hatched in black)
Program diagrams RETAIL commercial cafeteria parking misc storages
EXHIBITION reception lobby exhibition spaces gallery cafe bar/lounge
PRODUCTION workshop facility storages
EDUCATION fashion school library studios/classrooms lecture halls offices
Process Height of Skyscapers Comparison
Housing
Los Angeles, CA
ft
100 200 300 400
500 600 700
800
900 1000 1100 1200 1300
100 200 300 400
500 600 700
800
900 1000 1100 1200 1300
US Bank Tower
Los Angeles, CA
Aon Center
Los Angeles, CA
Two California
Los Angeles, CA ng to bridge the two city block
Bifurcation to create openi
Gas Company Tower
Los Angeles, CA
retail stores spr
ead out throug
hout the buildin
Bank of America Plaza
g
Los Angeles, CA
ture
te a
crea
tion
tra pene
ity to
r tun
po n op
uc e str
al th
reve
le ci tter peop
nd the
n arou
g
buildin
w be
rms allo
ing defo
the build
777 Tower
Los Angeles, CA
rculatio
ile of the prof
in
e sk
d th
behin
ft
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT program diagram with circulation diagram Center of Fashion District
1000 feet
01_floor plates
320feet
01_ Site Circulation
02_connecting
02_Deformed circulation
03_volumetric 03_ Building Proposal
01_program diagram
02_structure grid
03_circulation
EDUCATION
PRODUCTION
EXHIBITION
RETAIL
programs organization . Gucci . Marc Jacobs . Burberry . Louis Vultton
.lecture hall . classrooms
. library
ground level
. fiber storage . gallery
.workshop
.administration offices
. amphitheater
.mechanical rooms
. exhibition hall
. runways
. cafeteria
. backstages
. park
. entrance path
. parking . parking
section 05
. parking
section 04
section 03
section 02
section 01
A physical analog to study the contextual relationship
A physical analog to study the contextual relationship
