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Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Replacement Building

Los Angeles
Morphosis


Photo © Roland Halbe

the People

Owner
State of California
Jorge Jackson, Deputy Secretary of Secretary Maria Contreras Sweet
Agency Secretary for Business Transportation & Housing
980 9th Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento, CA 95814
tel: 916 324.7501
jjackson@bth.ca.gov

Architect
Morphosis
2041 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90404
tel: 310.453.2247
fax: 310.8293270
www.morphosis.net

Thom Mayne, AIA (Principal), Silvia Kuhle (Project Manager), Pavel Getov (Project Architect), Anthony Mrkic (Job Captain), Chandler Ahrens, Irena Bedenikovic, Tim Christ, Mario Cipresso, Ben Damron, Marty Doscher, Paul Gonzales, Salvador Hidalgo, Olivia Jukic, Ted Kane, Dwoyne Keith, Kristina Loock, Jean Oei, Axel Schmitzberger, Martin Summers, Daynard Tullis

Consultants
Civil:
Fuscoe Engineering www.fuscoe.com

Structural:
John A. Martin and Associates www.johnmartin.com

MEP/Fire Safety/Telecom:
Arup www.arup.com

LEED Consultant:
Kelly Ingalls www.kmibldg.com

Lighting:
Horton Lees Brogden www.hortonlees.com

Landscape:
Campbell and Campbell www.campbellcampbell.com

Acoustical:
Schaffer Acoustics www.schaffer-acoustics.com

Signage:
Follis Design

Vertical Circulation:
Edgett Williams San Francisco www.ewcg.com

Code:
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc www.rjagroup.com

Cost:
Clark Construction www.clarkus.com

Contractor and Significant
Sub-Contractors
Steel:
Herrick Steel

Concrete:
Conco

Electrical:
Dynalectric www.dynalectric.com

MEP:
Scott

Interior and Exterior Framing/Drywall: Raymond www.raymond-co.com

Exterior Glazing:
Model Glass

General Contractor
The Clark Construction Group, Inc. 9 Executive Circle, Suite 290
Irvine, California 92614
tel: 949.252.9779
fax: 949.252.9744
www.clarkus.com

Developers
Urban Partners
304 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90013
tel: 213.437.0470
fax: 213.437.0474

Photographer(s)
Roland Halbe Fotografie
Böheimstr. 45
D 70199 Stuttgart
tel +49 711 6074073
fax +49 711 6074178
www.rolandhalbe.com

 

 

the Products

Structural System
Structural steel framing, steel moment frames . Manufacturer and installer: Herrick

Steel reinforced concrete slabs, Manufacturer and installer: Conco.

Exterior Cladding
Metal:
Perforated metal panel, with Duranar Sunstorm Silver coating www.ppg.com Manufacturer: Model Glass

Profiled metal panel, Manufacturer: Morin West

Metal/glass curtain wall:
1” insulated glass unit with low-e coating, structurally glazed to unitized aluminum curtain wall system - Manufacturer: PPG Industries Inc.; Aluminum framing extrusions: Sierra Aluminum www.ppg.com/ www.sierraaluminum.com Architectural. Aluminum Framing Assembly: Accura Systems Inc.

Exterior wall waterproofing membrane:
(behind perforated metal panels and fiber-cement board panels)
PVC thermoplastic membrane
Manufacturer: Sarnafil Inc. www.sarnafilus.com

Fiber cement board panels with integral color finish:
Swisspearl by Eternit AG www.swisspearl-architecture.com

Concrete walls:
Architectural board-form shot-crete - Conco

Smooth finished pre-cast concrete - Willis Construction Co., Inc. www.pre-cast.org

Photovoltaic System /south wall sunscreen:
Custom made - Atlantis Energy Systems www.atlantisenergy.org

Curtain wall and perforated metal panel system are coordinated and Installed by Model Glass

Fiber cement board and thermoplastic membrane installed by Raymond

Galvanized steel sub-frame for the exterior skin and catwalks by Herrick and Maya Steel

Roofing
Exterior plaza and terraces:
Concrete toping slab over rubberized asphalt waterproofing

Main Roof:
Torch applied modified bituminous roofing over rigid insulation with Energy Star coating

Helistop finish:
Elastomeric

Subcontractor:
Troyer

Glass roof over light well:
5/8” thick laminated glass panels structurally glazed to aluminum frame
by PPG Industries Inc. www.ppg.com, Accura Systems Inc., Model Glass

Glazing
Glass:
clear tempered or laminated
1” insulated low-e coated units and
5/8” laminated units (glass size as large as 6’-0” x 17’-6”)

3/8” single layer tempered glass at light well (2 hr rating separation provided by fire sprinklers)

Manufacturer: PPG www.ppg.com, Model Glass (coordination and installation)

Skylights:
insulated low-e coated glass on painted aluminum framing, Manufacturer: PPG Industries, Inc. www.ppg.com, Model Glass

Doors
Entrances:
South West Aluminum

Metal doors:
Amweld Hollow Metal Frames www.amweld.com

Wood doors:
Amweld Wood Doors www.amweld.com

Glass doors:
Southwest Aluminum – Double Pivot

Hardware
Locksets:
Schlage – L Series Mortise www.schlagelock.com

Hinges:
3-Knuckle Full Mortise PBB, Inc. www.pbbinc.com

Interiors Finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Sierra Woodworking – Plastic Laminate

Paints and stains:
Frazee – Low Glow www.frazeepaint.com

Operable acoustic partitions:
Hufcor Airwall www.hufcor.com

Special surfacing:
Lamvin, Inc. Acoustical Wall Paneling www.lamvin.com

Floor and wall tile:
Daltile www.daltile.com

Flooring:
C1-Bently Custom 8YL9906300, C2- Bentley Inerplay, www.bentley.com

Ceiling:
Armstrong 2’x2’ Tile Optima, Dune & Ultima. Armstrong Suprafine Grid www.armstrong.com

Blinds/Window Treatments:
MechoShade www.mechoshade.com

Lighting
Ledalite (all pendant fixture in work spaces) F3-4 GE, F15-GE, F15A-Lutron, F15B-Lutron, F26-56-GE, F26-144-GE, FX-18A-GE, GX19-GE, FX20-GE www.ledalite.com / www.lutron.com

Lighting controls:
www.ledalite.com

Plumbing
Toilets:
Kohler – Dexter Urinal K-5016-ET, Kohler Kingston K-4330 Toilet Bowl www.kohler.com

Sinks:
Kohler – Kohler Caxton K-2210 Under counter porcelain lavatory www.kohler.com

Faucets:
Zurn – Aquasense “A” Battery Powered Lavatory Faucet www.zurn.com

Showerheads:
Delta – Cambridge Brass Pressure Balancing Tub and Shower Fixture 11T5-333 deltacom.deltafaucet.com

Kitchen Appliences
TriMark www.trimarkusa.com

 

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