SPRING ARCH TOUR FEST: AVA Arts District

Photo Credit: Here and Now Agency

Spring ARCH TOUR FEST: AVA Arts District

Information regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event.

Tour Led by:

Aoife Tejada

Tour Organizers:

OFFICEUNTITLED

AVA LA was conceived as a base camp for a wide range of creators and artists. The 3.83 acre, seven-story development provides multiple indoor and outdoor spaces dedicated to arts, production, and personal wellness on site. Inspired by the materiality and fenestration techniques found throughout the Arts District, the project’s conceptual approach follows the idea of “Buildings on a Building.” The concept draws from a long-standing tradition of commandeering rooftops of industrial buildings for new development atop the expansive warehouse and factory floor plates found throughout the neighborhood.

Located on the eastern edge of Downtown Los Angeles, AVA LA takes inspiration from the neighborhood’s irreverent art and street scene. The project is located off Alameda, the most important north/south industrial street in the Arts District, connecting Union Station with South LA and the Port of Los Angeles. The location will be home to Metro’s underground light rail station in the heart of the valley of the Los Angeles River. AVA opens up to this context and the new urban fabric at ground level while reinterpreting the horizontality of Los Angeles.

AVA was designed with multiple courtyards and activities to promote pedestrian interaction with landscaping and retail experiences that are open to the outside. From the street, full height commissioned artwork acts like a beacon to be viewed from Downtown LA. In turn, the landscaped art park leading from Mill Street to the Paseo of AVA is filled with amenities for both the public and the residents of the area.

Building Credits:

Design Architect: OFFICEUNTITLED

Interiors Design Architect & AOR: OFFICEUNTITLED

AOR: AC Martin (Formerly TSM)

Landscape Architect: RIOS

Structural: VCA Structural

Civil Engineer: KPFF

Mechanical: Tad Consulting, Inc.

Electrical: Donald F. Dickerson Associates

Plumbing: AMPAM

Lighting: BOLD

Green: VCA Green

Waterproofing: Intertek Building Science Solutions

Trash: American Trash Management, Inc.

Signage: EGG Office