ROW DTLA — Angel Escobar-Rodas

[18-01] ROW DTLA

Program:
Commercial Space

Advisors:
Scrap Marshall

Woodbury School of Architecture

This project focused on the reinterpretation of structural systems. Starting with the study of as-built conditions of warehouse super-stores like Staples found across the American commercial landscape we developed an understanding of structural systems. We further developed an understanding of how these structural systems functioned and how they could be stripped down to the most essential elements. Through a series of manipulations, a new system of structures and forms emerged. This new understanding was translated to a new site where it was adapted to create a new type of commercial space. The final iteration for this project takes the logic of post and beam construction and redistributes the column grid based on an anchor point. The resulting form allows for the expansion of primary structure based on programmatic needs.

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