LGBT Center is a new typology for community-based urban development that includes diverse social and affordable housing programs. The porous, pedestrian-oriented urban Campus features a public plaza and a series of courtyards that unify various social services as well as cultural and institutional programs, all located directly across the street from another Center facility, The Village at Ed Gould Plaza. The result is a new, integrated platform for living as an intergenerational LGBTQ community.
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The design concept integrates a mosaic of unique spaces and programs that?together with The Village?welcomes and connects residents, neighbors, clients, and staff. The masterplan includes 12 dedicated programs, each a distinct from that, together, comprise a multiplicity of identities spanning over 180,000 square feet (or over four acres).
The design of the Campus emphasizes connectivity with the surrounding neighborhood. By modulating the scale of the building along its edge, the Campus is approachable directly from the street, creating an interface to the neighborhood while accommodating larger programs for housing, administration, and The Ariadne Getty Foundation Youth Academy on upper floors.
Photography: Iwan Baan
The new Campus aims to synthesize and expand upon a range of services for youth, seniors, and an administration that the Center previously provided across different locations throughout the city of Los Angeles, including its Cultural Arts prog...