‘angel’s touchdown’ to land in bunkers hill
Handel Architects unveils the design of ‘Angels Touchdown,’ which is able to quickly introduce the third tallest constructing in Los Angeles. The event will function two combined use towers — the shorter rising 494 ft (150 meters), and the taller rising 854 ft (260 meters) at sixty-three tales.
The mixed-use venture will bookend Downtown LA’s Bunker Hill neighborhood whereas opening up with a beneficiant public area on the avenue stage. It would introduce 432 residential items — together with reasonably priced housing — two inns, business area, and 50,000 sq. ft of retail. Angels Touchdown will rework the positioning which has most just lately served as a short lived park ‘Angels Knoll.’ What’s extra, the event will embrace as a multi-level plaza that integrates the 1901-built trolley ‘Angel’s Flight.’
photographs courtesy Handel Architects | @handelarchitects
marking the skyline of downtown la
With Angel’s Touchdown, Handel Architects will re-imagine the skyline of Downtown LA alongside co-developers MacFarlane Companions and the Peebles Company, each minority-owned corporations. The work would be the tallest constructing within the US constructed by Black builders. The group notes that upon its completion, anticipated in 2027, the venture will ‘reshape the true property panorama the place city planning and architectural design are fused collectively to kind a world class vacation spot.’
a multi-leveled podium will steadily climb upward to California Plaza
the stepping plaza by handel architects
Handel Architects designs Angel’s Touchdown with a public podium, which is able to take form as a sequence of cantilevered flooring and terraced ranges that steadily climb upward to California Plaza, an present park which will likely be built-in into the brand new complicated. Connecting the Monetary District, the Historic Core, and the Cultural District, the bottom stage and its instant environment will turn into a confluence of storefronts and gathering areas. With considerate structure and landscaping the design will encourage the fluid motion of individuals all through the vigorous space.
The crew notes: ‘Its influence, unmatched on the jap skyline, will rival these of Beverly Hills and Hollywood, drawing guests and creating a brand new, welcoming vacation spot for Los Angeles.’
a system of vertical louvres will wrap the facade, with tighter spacing close to floor stage
a facade wrapped in sunshades
The towers will take form with an array of metal assist beams, which will likely be uncovered at floor stage the place the towers meet the multi-level podium. The facades will likely be wrapped in a system of vertical louvres, shading the interiors from the LA solar and passively cooling the area. This array will likely be extra tightly areas nearer to the extent of the road, expressing a extra human-scaled rhythm. The louvres, together with the curtain wall facade, will likely be interrupted with vertical rows of balconies, emphasizing the verticality of the tower and introducing compositional curiosity.
the landscaped plaza will encourage the fluid motion of individuals
venture data:
venture title: Angel’s Touchdown Tower | @angelslandingdtla
structure: Handel Architects | @handelarchitects
location: Los Angeles, California
builders: The Peebles Company, MacFarlane Companions
completion: anticipated 2027
