SECOND HOME HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles, CA
Innovators of a creative nomadic workspace in London, Second Home explodes their compact model to maximize year-round outdoor living in Hollywood, California. Individual office pods are scattered and submerged in a shared landscape that promotes wandering, exploration and the cross pollination of ideas between tenants.
Designed in collaboration with the Madrid-based firm SelgasCano, the interior work surface of each discrete and transparent pod aligns with the heavily vegetated ground plane, guaranteeing an extraordinary view.
In response to the intensifying heat stress and energy demands symptomatic of climate change, the landscape provides layered shade and passive heat mitigation through a strategically designed double canopy of trees. As a result, the solar irradiation of the glass facade is reduced by 54%.
Design Team:
Elysian Landscapes
SelgasCano, Design Architect
Omgivning, Executive Architect
KPFF, Civil Engineer
TransSolar, Energy Consultant
Completed: 2019
Area: 26,500 sf