TO SEE THE MOUNTAINS

The West Los Angeles site at the intersection of La Cienega, Jefferson, and National Boulevards and the Ballona Creek has the potential to redefine the urban conception of the West Side of Los Angeles, and perhaps the entire city. The studio project is to design both new towers, to define the visual and organizational relationships between the three and the area, to organize the ground plain that connects the 3 discrete buildings, and to fulfill the specific program requirements of each building. What stands out most on the site would be the two mountains: Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area and Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. The project aims to make the audience pay attention to the natural landscape which is normally neglected.