COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure
Image View:
Multicolored glass panels, backlit
Creator:
Moore, Ruble, Yudell, Architects & Planners (American architectural firm, established 1977)
Location:
site: Santa Monica, California, United States
Location Note:
333 Civic Center Dr. (corner of Olympic Drive and 4th Street)
GPS:
+34.011409-118.489868
Cultural Context:
American
Work Type 1:
parking garage
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Measurements:
298,786 ft2 (area)
Description:
The garage provides close access to the Civic Auditorium, City Hall, the Public Safety Building, and the County Courthouse with 900 parking spaces. The parking structure is the first building of its type in the country to receive a LEED-Certified rating through the U.S. Green Building Council. Green elements include solar panels for electricity for lighting and the facility, water use reduction, and recycled content in the concrete, steel and glass used in the building. There are bicycle lockers and 14 recharging stations for electric cars. The cantilevered solar panels on the roof provide shade for rooftop parking. The building is six levels above grade and two below grade and features street-level retail and a café and a Zen garden. The exterior cladding and colored glass panels make it more hospitable to the community than an ordinary public garage. (Source: City of Santa Monica [website]; http://www.smgov.net/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Seven
Identifier:
1A1-MRY-SMPS-A14
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure
