Brooks + Scarpa Architects

Fuller Lofts

Fuller Lofts
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FULLER LOFTS

Brooks + Scarpa Architects

LOCATION
Los Angeles, United States

CATEGORY
LOFT

AREA
158000.0 m2

YEAR
2010

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The Fuller Lofts project is a 127,500 sqf adaptive reuse and nearly 30,500 sqf vertical expansion of a 1920s concrete industrial building in a depressed neighborhood of East Los Angeles.

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Fuller Lofts
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Located convenient to a station on a recently constructed light-rail line, the Fuller Lofts was the first transit-oriented development begun in the area and has spurred the revitalization of Lincoln Heights.

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Fuller Lofts
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Consisting of 102 units (48 studios, 39 one bedroom, 15 two bedroom, with 78 units as live/work) of affordable, workforce, and market-rate lofts along with 15,500 sqf of commercial space, the program adds two stories of penthouse lofts above the original four-story structure.

Connected by an open-air paseo, a newly constructed two-story parking structure lies directly adjacent.

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Fuller Lofts
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Fuller Lofts
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The design was the result of several design options explored that took best advantage of cost, schedule, and sustainability while incorporating design excellence.

Brooks + Scarpa Architects worked with the contractor early on in the process under a Design/Build and Guaranteed Maximum Price contract.

The design solution for Fuller Lofts creates a daring juxtaposition between new and old.

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Fuller Lofts
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Fuller Lofts
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The original neoclassical façade is preserved—along with the elegant, formal lobby—and crowned by a striking steel-clad façade wrapping the addition on the upper floors.

Inside, an atrium courtyard was cut into the structure, bringing light and air into the center of the building and thereby reducing the mechanical systems needed.

The courtyard was designed with an exterior stair and walkway system to build community through informal interaction. Units are entered directly off this open area, making it the central circulation point of the complex.

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Fuller Lofts
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Fuller Lofts
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Two rooftop gardens—one open to all occupants—further enhance residents’ quality of life along with operable windows in every unit, many of which also have private balconies.


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