CHINATOWN SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER

SPRING 2022

Located at the edge of Chinatown in Los Angeles on a destinctive corner across Union Station, this social justice center was designed as a 7-story CLT high rise building. Utilizing a stacked form with designated green roof areas, the design seeks to create platforms for social justice engagement through programs like a library, community spaces, services, research and development, administration, an event space, coffee shop, and green spaces.

This comprehensive studio was centered around developing integral and detailed systems that began to take shape at various scales. The design proposal was an exercise in understanding construction and structure when navigating the zoning codes for a Type IV high rise building.

INSTRUCTOR: ALEJANDRA LILLO