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GANGI DEVELOPMENT OFFICES
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
The Gangi Development office building is located on a triangular 30,000 square foot property directly adjacent to the 210 highway, with a floor area of 10,000 square feet. The offices are housed in two, two-story masonry concrete block bar elements, joined by a mahogany wood curtain wall bridge acting as entry lobbies and vertical circulation. In combination these building elements form two separate entry courts. On the east/public side, the hard court seeks to evoke the memory of a Roman piazza with a rotunda that accents the entry and helps its connection to the street. On the west/private side, the soft court, with landscaping, trees and boulders create the social environment for the building occupants.
This project would not have been possible without the use of concrete masonry. The strength of the material allowed for 4-foot shear walls, between tall window openings, versus 6 and one half-foot wood framed walls. Costs were reduced, as the structure was the finished product. The building was designed to block dimensions; therefore no block cutting was necessary. This allowed the labor costs to be kept at a minimum as well.
ARCHITECT:
Gangi Architects
239
E. Palm Avenue
Burbank, CA 91502
Panos
Koulermos, FAIA
Mark Gangi, AIA
Design
Team:
Frank Gallo AIA
Harry Christidis
Chi Ja Ling
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER:
Bhupesh Parikh
GENERAL
CONTRACTOR:
Gangi Builders, Inc.
MASON:
Gangi Builders, Inc.
PREVIOUS
OWNER:
Gangi Development, Inc.
