Este proyecto de viviendas 100% asequibles "Net Zero" totalmente eléctrico está certificado LEED Platino y tiene un asombroso pEUI de 6,6, más de 8 veces más eficiente que edificios similares típicos que tienen una media de 59 pEUI.
El edificio 1819 Pico, que ofrece cobijo y comodidad, evita los típicos edificios de apartamentos defensivos con muros sólidos y vallas en favor de un cubo esculpido, un faro en el barrio que celebra el espacio social restando importancia al espacio privado. Ventanas estratégicamente situadas, circulación exterior intencionada y unidades que envuelven los bordes exteriores orientan los 48 apartamentos hacia espacios sociales separados espacialmente, pero conectados visualmente entre sí y con la calle.
Los apartamentos con patio tienen una rica historia en todo el sur de California, desde el Horatio Court de Irving Gill, de 1918, hasta los clásicos Ambrose Gardens, de estilo colonial español, posteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Según Ken Bernstein, director de temas de conservación de Los Angeles Conservancy, muchos de los apartamentos con patio construidos durante esta época, especialmente en Hollywood y West Hollywood, formaban parte de una búsqueda de arquitectura autóctona", dice, tanto como de un intento de crear vecindad. Más que cualquier otra vivienda múltiple, los apartamentos con patio "te hacen sentir que perteneces a un lugar". Para la gente que vive alrededor del patio, el espacio proporciona una sensación de seguridad y privacidad; el patio es un espacio casi público que media entre la vivienda y la calle. Para la ciudad en general, el patio es un tipo de vivienda urbana que encaja bien en los barrios.
Situado justo enfrente del Santa Monica College, el edificio también incluye espacios comunitarios y 1.700 metros cuadrados de locales comerciales en la planta baja.
Team:
Architects: Brooks + Scarpa
Project Team: Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA – Lead Designer, Angela Brooks, FAIA,Principal-in-Charge, Fui Srivikorn, Project Manager, Micaela Danko, Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, Dionicio Ichillumpa, Eric Mosher, Flavia Christie, Iliya Muzychuk, Eleftheria Stavridi, Arty Vartanyan
General Contractor: United Building Corporation
Structural Engineer: Labib Funk Engineering
MEP Engineering: Idiaz Design
Civil Engineering: Labib Funk Engineering
Landscape Architect: Tina Chee with Brooks + Scarpa
Solar Consultant: CalSolar, Inc.
LEED Consultant: Alternate Energy Systems
Materials Used:
Structural system: Type V wood frame over Type I reinforced concrete. This is a 100% all electric building.
Exterior
Masonry: Angeles Block Company
Metal: Custom Perforated Screens Metal Sales, Inc.
Concrete: Type ll Portland Cement with 25% flyash, LM Scofield Lithochrome stain
Wood: Composite floor truss joists by Weyerhaeuser, Micro-lam and parallam composite beams by Truss Joist Corporation, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified oak flooring, cabinets, and structural wood.
Exterior: Recycled Portland Cement Exterior Cement Plaster with integral finish.
Windows: Arcadia, Alpine, US Aluminum Corporation
Glazing: Solarban 80 by PPG
Skylights: Bristolite, Solatube International, Inc.
Doors: TM Cobb, Timely, Steelcraft Manufacturing Co., McKeon Door Company, Nationwide Industries, Anemostat Door Products, Total Door Systems.
Hardware: Schlage, Trimco, LCN, Ives, Rixon, Monarch, Pemko, Johnson, Elmes
Roofing: 4-ply Modified bitumen membrane cool roof by CertainTeed Corporation Flashing: Celotex, GAF corporation, Grefco, APOC
Interior finishes
Cabinets: Recycled Formaldehyde free MDF and FSC certified oak
Paints: Non-toxic zero VOC Paints by AFM Safecoat
Paneling: Recycled Formaldehyde free MDF, Recycled-Content Gypsum Board with 31% recycled content (26% post consumer waste), Dens-Glass Gold by Georgia-Pacific
Tile: Ecotile by Walker Zanger
Flooring: Ecotile by Walker Zanger, concrete and FSC certified oak
Lighting: Shaper, Bega Prudential, Stonco, Belfer, Del Rey Lighting
Controls: Lutron
Insulation: Blown in cellulose insulation is 98% recycled. Recycled-Content, Formaldehyde-Free Insulation Batts by Johns Manville
Plumbing
Fixtures: American Standard, Kohler, Bobrick, Grohe, Chicago Faucets, Toto, Delta
Appliances: GE, ISE, Bosch, Fagor, Bertazzoni
Insulation: Recycled-Content, Formaldehyde-Free Insulation Batts by Johns Manville
Other: Storm water catch basin and filter system by Stormwater360, Contech, Inc., Cabinet hardware by Sugatsune, Basco and E.B. Bradley
Green Features:
Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency
Designed to be over 75% better than California’s Title 24 2005 Energy Efficiency standards
Energy Star refrigerators and dishwashers by Bosch
Electric car charging capability
Best in class (EF 83) tankless water heaters by Noritz
Variable Refrigerant Flow Heating and AC by Mitsubishi
Designed to optimize natural light and ventilation
High efficient Elevator by KONE
High efficacy lighting with strategic use of LED Lights
Blown in insulation provides superior energy efficiency
Reflective “cool roof” and living “green” roof to reduce energy use
100% of the parking garage is naturally ventilated
42k Solar system – 100% all electric building.
Water Efficiency
Dual flush Toto Aquia II toilets
Water efficient Hans Grohe fixtures
Reduced stormwater runoff through first-ever under-sidewalk infiltration system
Reduced landfill waste by over 80%
Low-water, drought resistant landscaping
Excavation, Demo completed using equipment run on Biodiesel (recycled restaurant oil)
Non-toxic treatment on all structural wood to resist termites and mold
Green Roof with stormwater collection
Environmentally Friendly Materials
High recycled content and locally produced products used throughout
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified oak flooring, cabinets, and structural wood
Blown in cellulose insulation is 98% recycled
Non Toxic zero VOC Paints by AFM Safecoat
Composite structural wood by Weyerhaeuser and Truss Joist Corporation
25% minimum fly-ash content in all concrete
Recycled-Content Gypsum Board with 31% recycled content (26% post consumer waste)
Clean Air, Comfort and Quiet
Peaceful retreats in Courtyard and living “green” roof deck
Extensive bike storage
Abundant natural daylight
Walkable neighborhood scores “Walker’s Paradise” (84 out of 100) on walkscore.com
Double façade creates shade, enables ventilation and provides privacy
