But its significance to the City of Angels is greater than its height.
The Wilshire Grand Center will be easy to spot in the Los Angeles skyline once it is completed in 2017. The Wilshire Grand Center is a high-end, mixed use, high rise located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The Wilshire Grand Center is part of a construction boom in the resurgent downtown area that for decades emptied out at night as commuters headed for the suburbs. Photos: Michael Robinson.Bronze Award: Weitz, acting as developer and design-builder, leased the land and borrowed the money for the...The design concept for the Pacific Visions wing is a sinuous biomorphic form achieved through a combination of steel and 839 glass panels that mimics water movement. Raymond’s man-hours reached 400,000 and at the peak of construction, manpower reached 230 employees. Photo: Eric Lagnier© Copyright Building Design & Construction. The solution involved placing a small pad at the midpoint of the spire that allows a portion of the helicopter to touch down. But its significance to the City of Angels is greater than its height. At one point Raymond had dozens of crews working throughout the structure, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The design scheme also permits emergency personnel to be lowered onto and gain access to the roof. Early coordination helped the team solve complex issues. For instance, the team utilized prefab bathroom pods—698 in all—to shave roughly 100 man-hours per bathroom off the schedule, ensuring the project would be completed on time.The design concept for the Pacific Visions wing is a sinuous biomorphic form achieved through a combination of steel and 839 glass panels that mimics water movement. Construction of the Wilshire Grand Center, which broke ground in 2013 and opened early summer of 2017, marked a time of growth and awakening for the Downtown L.A. area. Strategically placed downlights on 20-foot poles illuminate the building. Raymond installed nearly four million square feet of drywall.Biola University – Center for Science, Technology and Health Photos: Tom Bonner Photography.Only new construction projects completed on or after January 1, 2019 are eligible. Photos: Ben TannerBronze Award: St. Lucie County’s population exploded to the point where the hospital needed lots more space...Denizen Bushwick features 911 apartments, 15 mega-murals, and 100,000 sf of outdoor space. Four construction workers pose atop the Wilshire Grand Tower in downtown Los Angeles, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River at 1,099 feet. The 172-foot-tall, glass-and-steel structure would normally be prohibited in Los Angeles, due to a long-standing city ordinance that requires a helicopter pad on all buildings over 75 feet in height.Looking to create a distinctive aesthetic for the Wilshire Grand Center—and a one-of-a-kind “sky lobby” for guests of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel, which occupies the upper half of the tower—the project team collaborated with city officials on a variance to the city code. This performance-based approach could change the city’s skyline for years to come, if future projects follow suit.To maximize leasable space and views of the city, the design team developed a structural solution that downsized the exterior columns while meeting structural and seismic performance requirements. The structure provides roughly 500,000 square feet of parking, a 900-room hotel, extravagant retail, restaurant, and lounge spaces, and over 380,000 square feet of business space.Raymond’s Southern California region was contracted by Turner Construction Company to complete the drywall, framing, and insulation on the 73-story development. The team used design-assist delivery for the vertical transportation and building envelope design, as well as design-build MEP trade partners, prior to the start of design development. Strategically placed downlights on 20-foot poles illuminate the building. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APR...The McDonald's Headquarters, the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, and Pacific Visions at t...A crew hoists an 8x48-foot module for the hotel, one of 150 such modules that were prefabbed in Poland and shipped to the U.S. Photo: Stephen B. Jacobs GroupHonorable mention: At 21 stories (15 of them modular), it is the world’s tallest modular hotel.The 330-room Hilton Des Moines Downtown was developed through a three-party public-private partnership.