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Morphosis Brings Big Box School to Hollywood

Morphosis Brings Big Box School to Hollywood

Morphosis’

The new building will rise to 10 stories at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gordon Street. Its cube-shaped exterior, covered with a grid of aluminum sun shades, will surround a large void, inset with a deconstructed concrete, glass, and steel core, which will project toward Sunset. The building is seeking a minimum LEED Silver rating and will feature exterior landscaping as well as a vine-growing trellis along the Gordon Street side, creating a leafy entranceway as well as shading for a café.

The sides of the building will contain residence halls while the center will contain classrooms, administrative space, and two retail venues located along Sunset. The project will also include outdoor terraces, outdoor instructional spaces, and a large open stair ascending from the third to fifth floors.

When the project was announced two years ago, firm founder Thom Mayne said it "makes a significant contribution to one of L.A.’s most dynamic urban contexts." Firm principal Kim Groves said that the quiet exterior is meant to defer to the incredible variety of its neighborhood, and that the core’s visual movement would reflect "the intensity of what happens on the inside."

The project is set to appear before LA City Council in mid-August.


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