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Originally Posted by bjornson
As an aside, if you ever decide to go to architecture school, let me know and you'll better understand what point I'm trying to get across.
The question is how this will better engage the civic center area that can sometimes feel a bit awkward when you think about it cohesively. I suppose what I'm referring to is the way the LAPD (AECOM) and the Caltrans (Morphosis) buildings engage passerby and those working in them on a daily basis. There's a way to go about things especially with so many limitations like federal courthouse. But it's a courthouse so the expectations weren't super high.
Cladding could potentially do wonders for this project but I'm afraid SOM will just stick to what they know and there are going to be strict federal guidelines that will limit what they can do especially with the design already in place.
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I agree - there's a standoffishness to the building in the renderings, probably to do with how the cube is raised off the base, that makes it look a little Orwellian. The Caltrans and the LAPD building invite you to explore them (at least the exteriors and the areas right around the buildings). I thin it's difficult to tell though in the renderings. It will be interesting to see how the Court Cube ends up engaging with the street, and what's up with that second building. I remember reading somewhere that one of the designs had two structures, so maybe that's it on the other side there.
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