PUZZLE PARTS

Multi-Purpose Facility
Los Angeles, California

The structure of individually built volumes supports surface mat-erials which continue through the interior; maintaining identity and creating visual interest.

The textures and colors were planned for their visual character, practicality, and thematic fit to the particular activities they contain.

CHALLENGE Develop a secure yet joyful environment which supports a variety of neighborhood programs and activities for diverse user groups.

SOLUTION A “community puzzle” in which individual functions occupy individual volumes with distinct identity, while fitting together into a cohesive interconnected whole.