05/08/2013
FUNCTIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE
Enhancing West Los Angeles College
The DLR Group created a new identity for WLAC by designing these two buildings to act in perfect balance to energize the entry plaza and provide a welcoming and convenient outdoor meeting place, enhance curb side drop off, increase visibility and support intuitive wayfinding.
GBE provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for a new four-story stand-alone 45,000 sq. ft. Classroom building and a four-story 50,000 sq. ft. Student Services building.
The Classroom building includes conference room, child development lab, administrative offices, lecture rooms and featuring “Smart” classroom with cameras, connections to a satellite uplink and telephone systems for distance learning.
The Student Services building envelope is a “mirror image” of the Classrooms building. This facility features meeting rooms, recreation area, career and transfer center, financial aid center, health service area, business center and much more.
Targeting LEED Gold certification, both buildings are designed to exceed Title-24 standards and include sustainable design elements such as water efficient landscaping, 30% reduction in building water use, optimize energy performance, CO2 monitoring, thermal comfort monitoring energy efficient HVAC systems and utilizing local and regional materials for construction.
