Summit on Sixth
Los Angeles, CAClient:
Apollo Real Estate
Lot Area:
1.8 Acres – 78,000 sf
Retail:
23,000 sf
Residential:
209,000 sf
Units:
82 Luxury Condominiums
Density:
45.8 du/ac
2010 PCBC Gold Nugget Award of Merit
Best Adaptive Reuse ProjectThe adaptive reuse of a vacant 1960s office tower provides ninety-six condominium flats, as well as ground floor retail, a block from a Metro subway station in a revitalizing neighborhood west of downtown Los Angeles.
The deep floor plate of the lower five levels accommodates one-bedroom units with high ceilings and generous dens near their entries. These levels are expressed with balconies and individual windows set deep into thick walls, relating to the predominantly lower-scale surrounding urban fabric, while a new curtain wall, relating to the sky, encloses the stepped-back, slender upper story tower. Here, wider two-bedroom units with bedrooms on both sides of living-rooms, and generous terraces, are accommodated in the shallower floor plate.
An existing garage under the building, extending to a partly-subterranean three-level structure north of the tower, accommodates resident and retail parking. Along a side street, planters screen the above-ground garage, whose low massing ensures preservation of spectacular Hollywood Hills views for north-facing units.
A gym and lounge for residents are tucked under first floor retail. The building was upgraded for accessibility, seismic, life safety and energy performance.
Category Archives: High-Rise
Augustine Bowers
AUGUSTINE BOWERS
Santa Clara, CAFour, High-Rise Office & Retail Buildings
Lot Area:
31 Acres
Office Space:
1,029,600 sf
Retail:
35,000 sf
Total Building Area:
2, 004,600 sf
Density:
1.5 FAR
Sited in the heart of the Silicon Valley of Northern California, Augustine Bowers is designed as an office campus comprised of 4 high-rise office and retail buildings amidst a network of open park and public gathering areas. Designed as the Gateway to Santa Clara, Augustine Bowers includes 35,000 square feet of retail servicing the surrounding neighborhood as well as the commercial occupants.
630 “I” Street
630 “I” Street
Sacramento, CAClient:
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Gross Commercial Area:
22,000 sf
Gross Residential Area:
74,000 sf
Units:
108 Affordable Units
Status:
Completed & Occupied 2012
Owned and operated by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, 626/630 ‘I’ Street was an existing mixed-use building comprised of office and residential uses. The ‘Tenant Improvement’ of this structure updated the 12-story reinforced-concrete building constructed from 1972-1974 with deferred maintenance, repair and waterproofing of the overall existing building shell and roof, and the maintenance and repair of the building MEP systems, the replacement in kind of all exterior glazing and glazing systems and new exterior ‘skin’ cladding improvements for the existing building pursuant to an updated and freshened project identity. There was no change of use for the project and the ground level, designated ‘630 I Street,’ continues to be devoted to building entry, public and common uses with City Agency offices occupying a portion of the area, as well as the second and third stories.
Designated ‘626 I Street’, the HUD-funded residential living units on floors four through twelve required deferred maintenance (‘repair’), rehabilitation and interior decoration.
Latitude 33: Sky Tower
LATITUDE 33 – SKY TOWER
Marina Del Rey, CAClient:
Lennar & Sunbrook Partners
Lot Area:
.58 Acres
Building Area:
102,000 sf
Units:
45 Tower Condos
Unit Sizes:
1,278 to 3,140 sf
Parking:
302 Stalls
Density:
77.6 du/ac
2012 Gold Nugget Award of Merit
Best Adaptive Re-Use ProjectThis adaptive re-use project included the demolition of all structures occupying the site, with the exception of the nine-story office tower located at the northeast corner of the site. Work included structural upgrades as well as replacement of the exterior curtain wall and window system.
The tower’s ground floor now accommodates a porte cochere entry and guest parking, lobby with concierge services, gym and luxury amenities, as well as retail space lining Washington Boulevard, one block from Venice Beach. Parking capacity was increased with a new adjacent structure whose roof became the podium for a stacked townhouse project.
Forty-five flats occupy levels 2 through 9 of the tower: four penthouses at each of the top levels, six units per floor in the middle stories, and nine including designated affordable units on the second floor. Over 70% are corner units with spectacular ocean and city views.
Grand Towers
Grand Towers
Los Angeles, CAClient:
Alameda Group and Meruelo/Maddux Development
Tower One:
44 stories
Retail:
15,000 sf
Residential Condominiums:
432,000 sf
Total:
447,000 sf
Centered in Downtown Los Angeles, these towers proudly join the dramatic and world-renowned Los Angeles skyline. The towers stand on-grade with an abutting parking structure which serves several residential towers.
VTBS collaborated with Richard Keating, FAIA on the project.
Gemini I & II
Gemini I & II
Rotterdam, The NetherlandsClient:
Van Vlymen Vastgoed B.V.
Twin Towers:
18 Stories
Tower One:
12,000 M2 – (130,000 sf)
Tower Two:
12,000 M2 – (130,000 sf)
This 20-story tower, Gemini II, was designed by VTBS Architects to complement the existing Gemini I Tower designed by Van Tilburg en Partners in Rotterdam. Twin brothers Arie Van Tilburg and Johannes Van Tilburg, FAIA each own architectural firms respectively in The Netherlands and the United States.
The building is constructed with pre-fabricated concrete panels and installed with electrical and air conditioning systems in place. Exterior granite and window frames are an integral part of these pre-fabricated panels. After installation, the panels are connected with post-tension cables. Parking is housed in a 2-level pre-cast concrete parking structure at 2.5 stalls per 1,000 sf.
“It was great pleasure to invite my brother Johannes to design the second Gemini tower next to mine in Rotterdam. It had been thitty years since we last work together. The client, Van Vlymen Vastgoed B.V., was excited about our combined effort on their behalf.”
– Arie Van Tilburg, Architect, BNA
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Sky Lofts
Sky Lofts – 801 Grand
Los Angeles, CAClient:
CIM Group/Lee Homes
Offices:
230,000 sf
Residential:
232,000 sf
Total:
462,000 sf
2007 PCBC Gold Nugget Award of Merit
Best Adaptive Reuse ProjectThe Sky Lofts Condominiums exemplify the adaptive re-use of a commercial office building into the mixed-use of residential condominiums and commercial space. The top eleven floors of the existing building have been redesigned for residential high-rise condominium-style living with expansive views of Downtown Los Angeles. New amenities include a motorcourt porte-cochere, common area, media room and health-club. New open-access windows were installed for residents comfort and elevator provision was modified to give residents a private and secure entrance. Construction took place while the lower floors were occupied.
21515 Vanowen Street
21515 Vanowen Street Mixed-Use
Canoga Park, CAClient:
Sandstone Properties
Total Area:
184,958 sf – 0.94 Acres
Residential:
146,686 sf
Open Space Area:
27,118 sf
Units:
184 Luxury Apartments
Parking:
240 Automobile Stalls
Density:
195 du/ac – 4.49 FAR
Status:
Design Development
This 0.9-acre site is currently occupied by an underperforming two-story, 1960’s office building with some on-site parking and one subterranean parking level.
The wide and shallow site is within the Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan area, and is designed to be in full compliance.
The eight-story residential structure sits atop ground-floor leasing and amenity spaces and three above-grade parking levels. The building is H-shaped with podium courtyards facing north and south. The south-facing court is the active court with a pool, spa, and lounge; the north court has seating areas, BBQ’s and a fire pit.
The roof has two additional common areas; at the east end, a dog park and at the west end, a sunset enjoyment terrace. The units benefit from great city and mountain views and range in size from studios at 500 sf to 2-bedroom units at 1,070 sf.
655 Hope
655 HOPE
Downtown Los Angeles, CAClient:
Seck Group, LLC
Area:
22,176 sf
Total Area:
115,675 sf
Total Units:
80 Live/Work Condominiums
Parking:
84 Stalls
A 17-story office building in downtown Los Angeles has been renewed as a Live/Work environment providing 80 condominiums within the top 11 floors, ground-floor retail and indoor parking. Rehabilitation work includes the replacement of exterior walls, complete reconfiguration of all floors and interior upgrades including floor-to-ceiling windows and 9-11 foot ceilings in each unit. The roof-top star-gazer entertainment deck and helipad overlooks the panorama of Downtown Los Angeles.
550Q
550Q
West Palm Beach, FLClient:
Wasserman Real Estate Capital, LLC
Lot Area:
3.42 Acres
Retail:
30,000 sf
Residential:
732,000 sf
Units:
335 Luxury Condominiums
Unit Size:
1,152 sf to 3,860 sf
Density:
92 du/ac – 5.1 FAR
The design for a vibrant, mixed-use project located in the heart of Palm Beach County. The ten-story structure offers loft style and conventional residential designs, along with top-floor penthouses having eleven-foot high ceilings and wrap-around terraces. Ground floor spaces provide 30,000 sf of retail use, along with significant entrance lobbies for the housing above. 550Q has been designed to appeal to those who want an urban lifestyle combined with the activities and relaxation of a resort. Two rooftop pools and large sundecks provide spectacular views of the Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach Island, and the Atlantic Ocean.
”We reached out to VTBS Architecture so they could bring Santa Monica style, a modernist sensibility, and mixed-use experience to an exciting collaboration of Architects and Artists. They were critical to the mix and the project.”
~ David Wasserman, Principal Wasserman Real Estate Capital