Sawtooth roof. The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design
23/01/2024.
[Los Angeles - California] USA
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA, ANA GARCÍA LUJÁN
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA, ANA GARCÍA LUJÁN
Californian architecture studio Hopson Rodstrom Design designed a housing building called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it, located on a busy thoroughfare, in West Los Angeles, California, USA.
West Los Angeles has long been a low-rise and sleepy commercial corridor but has seen significant growth over the last half-decade. This project was made possible by the Transit Oriented Communities program in the city.
West Los Angeles has long been a low-rise and sleepy commercial corridor but has seen significant growth over the last half-decade. This project was made possible by the Transit Oriented Communities program in the city.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Integrare Group.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Integrare Group.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Integrare Group.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
Floor plan. The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design.
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Axonometry. The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design.
Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design (H/RD), designed the structure with a sawtooth roof on top of a black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard, "embracing" the plot that the higher-scale zoning allows along these thoroughfares, which are generally occupied with low-lying structures.
"Since The Jagger began design and construction, another 10 or so projects have sprung up on that same stretch of boulevard."
H/RD.
The seven-story volume has a primary envelope, a massing clad in black-painted plaster with many long windows spread on it, (The window pattern is based on the maximum allowable percentage of opening along the exterior, broken up into a staggered, offset, and repeated pattern around the middle levels of the building). Besides, the complex has a ground-level podium (with retail and restaurant components) clad in green-painted concrete interspersed with steel gates.
The Jagger by Hopson Rodstrom Design. Photograph by Here and Now Agency.
Description of project by Hopson Rodstrom Design
On a rapidly changing West Los Angeles thoroughfare, this 74 unit mixed-use apartment building carves a deep courtyard oasis into a bold and striking outline. Wrapped in a monolithic and relentless perforated pattern of windows and topped with warehouse-inspired sawtooth roof, the building seeks to embrace the scale of Transit-Oriented Community zoning along major boulevards, while maintaining a human-scaled sidewalk presence, a variety of common open spaces at multiple levels, and an active and vibrant play of circulation and life both communal and individual.
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Architects
Project team
Nick Hopson, Klara Rodstrom, Chris Gassaway, Zach Blaue, Jennifer Bui, Kevin Pazik, Marino Vega, Dario Salgado.
Collaborators
Landscape.- Tina Chee.
Structural.-Amir Pirbadian.
Civil.- KPFF.
MEP.- Henderson.
Structural.-Amir Pirbadian.
Civil.- KPFF.
MEP.- Henderson.
Client
Griffin Opportunities.
Contractor
Integrare Group.
Area
89,000 Square Feet (8268.37 m²).
Dates
2023.
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA.
Photography
Here and Now Agency.
Dron.- Integrare Group.
Dron.- Integrare Group.
Klara Rodstrom, Nicholas Hopson. Hopson Rodstrom Design
Hopson Rodstrom Design is a multi-faceted architecture studio, founded by Klara Rodstrom and Nicholas Hopson, happily entrenched in design at all scales. From architecture and urban planning, to interiors, furniture, and household objects, H/RD seeks relevant, impactful solutions through clever and sensitive designs.
With Masters Degrees from Columbia University in New York, BArchs from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and global studies leading them to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia, co-founders Nicholas Hopson AIA and Klara Rodstrom share an interest in culture, art, craft, urban and rural conditions, geography, climate, and current issues that inevitably affect the relevance of design in today’s global society.
Professionally, Hopson and Rodstrom share extensive experience in both Los Angeles and New York with a variety of design-driven practices (LOHA, wHY, Standard, Leeser Architecture, Work AC, kDA, Sander Architects, Tighe Architecture, amongst others). This has provided them with experience in a wide range of project scales, ranging from large institutional museum, theater, gallery, and academic projects, to fashion, retail, hospitality, and single-family, multi-family, affordable, and mixed-use housing. This breadth of knowledge and experience enables H/RD to bring fresh and varied perspectives to each and every project scale. Nicholas Hopson is a registered architect in California.
With Masters Degrees from Columbia University in New York, BArchs from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and global studies leading them to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia, co-founders Nicholas Hopson AIA and Klara Rodstrom share an interest in culture, art, craft, urban and rural conditions, geography, climate, and current issues that inevitably affect the relevance of design in today’s global society.
Professionally, Hopson and Rodstrom share extensive experience in both Los Angeles and New York with a variety of design-driven practices (LOHA, wHY, Standard, Leeser Architecture, Work AC, kDA, Sander Architects, Tighe Architecture, amongst others). This has provided them with experience in a wide range of project scales, ranging from large institutional museum, theater, gallery, and academic projects, to fashion, retail, hospitality, and single-family, multi-family, affordable, and mixed-use housing. This breadth of knowledge and experience enables H/RD to bring fresh and varied perspectives to each and every project scale. Nicholas Hopson is a registered architect in California.
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