DISTRICT GUIDELINES OVERVIEW 1

Civic Center District Design Guidelines

Streets andOpen Spaces

Architecture

Tower Top Articulation

Curb Cuts

Street Trees and Landscape

Temporary Street Closures

CrosswalksFlex Zones Surface MaterialsFurnishings

Mobility Lanes

Ground-Floor Frontages

Rooftops

Tower Height and Massing

Courtyards

Curb-Side Drop-Offs

Safety Features

Paseos and Gallerias

Active Ground Floors

Bridges and Tunnels

Parking and Loading

Materials and Transparency

Podium Height and Scale

Preserve City Hall Views

DISTRICT GUIDELINES OVERVIEW 2

Civic Center District Design Guidelines

Access and Identity

Sustainability and Infrastructure

Mobility Features Wayfinding Features

Informational Signage

District Parking

Architectural Lighting

Interactive ArtAccessibility Features

Civic

New Civic Space

Water Demonstration Project

Microgrid Controller

Solar Ready

Trees

New Pedestrian Connection

Walking

WiFi

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Focus on Activating Public Streets

Connecting Cultural Destinations

Neighborhood Connections and Block Scale

A Network of Open Spaces

Refined Urban Design Plan

Phase 1 Conceptual Site Plan

REFINED URBAN DESIGN PLAN

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CIVIC OPEN SPACES

LASCB: PHASE 1 PASEO CONCEPT• Open space destination with active ground-floor retail,

restaurants, services, and museum

• Street-level activation in Phase 1

• Connecting City Hall to cultural destinations in Little Tokyo

• Off-site improvements to base of City Hall East, Los Angeles Street, and Judge John Aiso Street

CIVIC SQUARE CONCEPT• The district’s “living room” accommodates civic life

• Versatile civic square: meeting, activity, civic expression

• Pleasant and accessible in all seasons with shade, and large space for gathering, performance, and activities

• Ground floor uses with outdoor components activate the square to create a lively and active meeting space

Civic Center District Design Guidelines

ARCHITECTURE AND MASSING

Civic Center District Design Guidelines

HEIGHT LIMIT BASED ON CITY HALL TOWER HEIGHT

VIEW OF CITY HALL FROM GRAND PARK

VIEW FROM 1ST STREET VIEW CORRIDORS TO CITY HALL

“BOWL” HEIGHT ENVELOPE CONCEPT

• Buildings should respect City Hall’s prominence

• Buildings close to City Hall should be lower than those farther away

• Buildings should also recognize the scale of Little Tokyo to the east and south

• Framing streets and public spaces

• Break height above the 5th floor (inflection plane)

• Ground floor scale compatible with 1-2 story expression of adjoining retail