Jewish Family Service
The Jewish Family Services Gunther-Hirsh Family Center, Los Angeles is the organization’s flagship service center, located on Fairfax…
The Jewish Family Service, Gunther-Hirsh Family Center, Los Angeles a low-rise ground-up construction project is the organization’s Los Angeles headquarters with administrative offices, multi-purpose rooms, activity rooms, and support areas to serve Los Angeles families. Concrete and steel construction.
Street view of the construction site:
Highlights
Three-stories above grade
Two levels of subterranean parking
Electrical utility vault on premise
HVAC includes VRF, energy recovery ventilators
Rainwater capture for terrace gardens
Extensive low-voltage systems: audio, video, IT, security, sound-masking.
Adept Fasteners
Over 100,000 square feet, the Adept Fasteners headquarters features conditioned warehouse space, inspection areas, office space, emergency backup power, VRF systems, and digital lighting control system.
Over 100,000 square feet, the Adept Fasteners headquarters features conditioned warehouse space, inspection areas, office space, emergency backup power, VRF systems, and digital lighting control system.
Adept Fasteners supplies aircraft fasteners to Boeing and Airbus, among others. The warehouse area of the facility required special consideration with respect to HVAC. The weighing of parts uses scales so sensitive that even a light draft would skew the measurements.
KIPP Raíces Academy
This adaptive reuse project transformed a defunct big-box retail store into the first charter elementary school in East Los Angeles.
The KIPP Raíces Academy is a fun and challenging adaptive reuse project which brought the first charter elementary school to the area. Adaptive reuse projects like the KIPP Raíces Academy demonstrate LRA's flexibility and aptitude for problem-solving. The building was previously occupied by Big Lots! retail store. L+V Architects led the design team, while LRA shined as the MEP engineer.
After the transformation. The modern facade adds a welcome bit of flair to the neighborhood.
The existing building featured a rooftop parking deck; part of which was transformed into a play yard for the students. Built to support vehicles, the roof structure presented some challenges mechanically. Minimal penetrations were allowed in the roof due to the extensive existing rebar and concrete, which made it a prime candidate Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF).
A Mitsubishi City-Multi system was utilized, reducing holes in the deck to just refrigerant line penetrations, while maximizing the rooftop play yard. Each classroom possesses its own fan coil and temperature controls, which helps address the less-than-ideal sun exposures. Fresh-air is ducted in from the exterior walls to provide ventilation.
The energy-saving VRF system also allowed the existing electrical service to remain in-place, saving the client a significant amount of money and time.
Previous use of the site
Photo credit: L+V Architects
