LOS ANGELES | Downtown Project Rundown 6.0

[cesar90]

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[LAsam]

^ Nice! I really enjoyed your wide shot of downtown and your night time shot of Echo Park. Circa and Oceanwide are really going to be prominent a year from now.

[blackcat23]

1000 S. Hill Street

[Mojeda101]

Massive. At 647' it'll be among the tallest residential towers in the city. Practically as tall as the 50 story and the 54 story across town. The design could use some tweaking but I approve. I gotta admit, Onni is hella ambitious. They're going all in in Dtla.

[colemonkee]

Onni is ambitious, and I applaud them for that. Though this building's fez hat is mysteriously missing its tassel.

[Jun]

Looks good minus that stupid looking...whatever it is.

[ChargerCarl]

Originally Posted by CaliNative

I kind of agree. The exteriors at Metropolis seem a bit cost based, Las Vegas-like (but still better than a parking lot). That said, the 58 story tower will be impressive.

I wonder if builders cut costs in L.A. a bit, and spend the really big bucks in SF & NYC & Chicago & Toronto on the finishing touches & bold designs? The Oceanwide tower in SF is taller and has a better design (in my opinion) than the L.A. version. 900' vs. about 670' and an interesting tapering & faceted design that must cost more. Just an impression.

L.A. needs a really bold statement (I like the Times Mirror project design). Boxy buildings are boring. L.A. has 4 million people--let's get going! Hopefully Measure "S" Nimbys will be defeated & we can take the skyline to the next level.

Ehh, beggars can't be choosers. DTLA isn't SF, Chi, or Manhattan. It's not even the most desirable office or residential market in the region. What we really need is more pedestrian friendly infill, not statement pieces. We still have a long ways to go.

I mean people hate on the architecture of the Vegas strip all the time, but it's high concentration of amenities makes it a great place to be a pedestrian.

Function is much more important than form.

[Doctorboffin]

Don't forget about the 700 footer a block away.

[Quixote]

Originally Posted by blackcat23

1000 S. Hill Street

What in the world is happening at the top?

[black_crow]

First Times Mirror Square and now the Onni Group Tower.

Nice proposals, good times.

@cesar90

Impressive video. Thank you.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Originally Posted by ChargerCarl

Ehh, beggars can't be choosers. DTLA isn't SF, Chi, or Manhattan. It's not even the most desirable office or residential market in the region. What we really need is more pedestrian friendly infill, not statement pieces. We still have a long ways to go.

I mean people hate on the architecture of the Vegas strip all the time, but it's high concentration of amenities makes it a great place to be a pedestrian.

Function is much more important than form.

The Strip is a horrible place to be a pedestrian. The blocks are more than super blocks.

The new Onni. Love the height , love the ambition, most of the tower looks interesting but safe design wise, except for that weird addition up top

[ChargerCarl]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

The Strip is a horrible place to be a pedestrian. The blocks are more than super blocks.

Revealed preference.

[Valyrian Steel]

Originally Posted by Quixote

What in the world is happening at the top?

The building looks like a giant lipstick, or something worse.

[Wilcal]

Originally Posted by blackcat23

1000 S. Hill Street

I'm beginning to think that Chris Dikeakos is very much a "hit or miss" architect. I wasn't very excited by the "first Onni" on Olive; the second ("Bic lighter") building is okay. I like 1212 Flower, but this one however, seems to be somewhat of a miss. I think that it has something to do with the odd out of proportion top element. His Park/5th was almost a masterpiece compared to the currently designed residential high-rises in DTLA. Question: why not just rehash that design? Many people on this forum loved it, and it was a very handsome and daring design. By the way, I do give an immense amount of credit to Onni (as well as the Chinese developers) they seem to be the only ones with the "guts" to take a risk on DTLA by making such large truly game changing investments. They will be the only ones who will actually change the face of DTLA from what we know today.

[circuitfiend]

Do you think, that perhaps, they might have been inspired by the silhouette of the WG fin? Very similar, really, except with str8 lines.

[hughfb3]

Originally Posted by circuitfiend

Do you think, that perhaps, they might have been inspired by the silhouette of the WG fin? Very similar, really, except with str8 lines.

This one is Wilsire Grand inspired and the Onni Times Mirror twins are Metropolis inspired!!

[LA21st]

http://urbanize.la/post/renderings-revealed-48-story-dtla-tower

[Spantik]

Perhaps the reason for the lopsided spire is to keep room for a roof deck/pool? If
The spire were made out of shiny, clear glass, it would actually be quite beautiful. I also like how theres that one long curtain wall that runs all the way up to the spire, I wish more of the building was like that. It does look a bit awkward thouh, maybe they could put another one on the opposite side to even it out lol.

[NativeOrange]

I actually really like it. I'm assuming it's a glass crown at the top since its transparent in the renderings, so if it's to be lit up at night then it's even better. I also didn't notice the alternating floors have those curvy pointed corners. Also the columns every 12 or so floors is a nice touch, IMO.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

To each their own i guess. I just cant get myself to like this one in this form. Im assuming its preliminary and will have refinement, but at this point, its very weird