FEB.28, 2022
CONCEPT DESIGN REPO
MEDIA PARK
++
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
(PRIME)
PUBLIC OUTREACH + FUNDING
GERDO AQUINO
CO-CEO SWA
JULISSA LOPEZ-HODOYAN
URBAN DESIGNER
ZHOUFEI ZHU
ASSOCIATE
JESSICA REYES-JUAREZ
URBAN PLANNER
COST ESTIMATING ARCHITECTURE CIVIL ENGINEERING MOBILITY/ TRAFFIC
CONSULTATION
THE
TEAM
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 2
110 PEOPLE RESPONDED!
MEETING #1: FEBRUARY 4, 2021
*5 people per car
277 PEOPLE RESPONDED!
MEETING #2: APRIL 22, 2021
TWO
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WHAT DO YOU
WANT IN THE
PARK?
WHICH
SCHEME DID
YOU PREFER?
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 3
WHAT DID WE HEAR?
MAINTENANCE
46%
89%
BELIEVE THE PARK IS NOT WELL-MAINTAINED
BELIEVE THE PARK NEEDS MORE/BETTER
LIGHTING
MAJORITY SUPPORT CONCERTS IN THE PARK!
PROGRAMMING
63%
HAVE ATTENDED AN EVENT AND ARE INTERESTED IN LOCAL
ART
67%
88%
38%
CONNECTED
ARE OK PARKING ACROSS THE STREET
OPEN TO CLOSING CANFIELD FOR TEMPORARY EVENTS
VALUE LOCAL BUSINESSES
93%
LAWN
70%
ECOLOGY & OPEN SPACE
SUPPORT NATIVE/ LOW-WATER PLANTING
FLEXIBLE SPACE AND OPEN LAWN WERE A
TOP PRIORITY.
MEDIA PARK IS PART OF A DOWNTOWN
CONNECTED NETWORK
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 4
EXISTING CONDITIONS
SITE AERIAL
NTS
TODAY
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
LARGE TREES (TO BE
PRESERVED)
SMALL PAVILION
EXISTING PARKING LOT
DOWNTOWN
CULVER STEPS
CITY PARKING GARAGE
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
CULVER BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE
VENICE BLVD.
PALMS
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 5
BIG MOVES
NTS
FUTURE
CULVER BLVD.
PALMS
ACTORS’ GANG
PARKING GARAGE
DOWNTOWN CC
MARKET SPACE
GATEWAYS/ ART AND HISTORY MARKERS
VENICE BLVD. EVENT SPACE
CAFES CANFIELD AVE
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 6
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
RAISED TERRACE
STAGE
SLOPED GREAT LAWN
LARGE SWINGS
NEW PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
BUFFER ALONG VENICE
STREET STEPS
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
10 10
10 11
11 THE ARC
OPTION 1
RELOCATE EXISTING PARKING
40’
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 7
1 23
4 56
7 8
9 NORTH
VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
RAISED TERRACE
STAGE
SLOPED GREAT LAWN
LARGE SWINGS
NEW PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
BUFFER ALONG VENICE
STREET STEPS
PUBLIC ART
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
10 11 11
12 12
12 MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 8
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 9
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
OVERHEAD CANOPY
STAGE
GREAT LAWN
NATURE WALK
NEW ON STREET PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
ENTRY FOCAL ART
PROMENADE
WELCOME COURT
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 10
11 12
12 11
10 9
VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
THE INTERLINK
OPTION 2
RELOCATE EXISTING PARKING
40’
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 10
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
OVERHEAD CANOPY
STAGE
GREAT LAWN
NATURE WALK
NEW ON STREET PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
ENTRY FOCAL ART
PROMENADE
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 11
10 NORTH
VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 11
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 12
THE ARC
OPTION 1
THE INTERLINK
OPTION 2
REDUCED PARKING
OPTION 2: THE INTERLINK
REDUCED PARKING Option 2: The INTERLINK
NO PREFERENCE
NO PREFERENCE
NO PREFERENCE
NO PREFERENCE
202 RESPONDENTS 122 RESPONDENTS
198 RESPONDENTS
131 RESPONDENTS
12 14
13 7
46 42
111
110
DO YOU PREFER A SCHEME WITH EXISTING
PARKING TO REMAIN, OR REDUCED
PARKING?
WHICH OPTION DO YOU THINK MOST
FULFILLS THE DESIRED PROGRAM (ie:
GREEN SPACE, ACTIVATION, CONNECTIVITY)
OF THE PARK?
WHICH PARKING SCHEME HARNESSES A
BETTER CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN AND
THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS?
WHICH OPTION DO YOU PREFER IN TERMS
OF OPEN SPACE DISTRIBUTION?
EXISTING PARKING
OPTION 1:
THE ARC
OPTION 1:
THE ARC
EXISTING PARKING
TWO OPTIONS
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 13
THE ARC
OPTION 1
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
$5,067,162
COST WITHOUT PARKING ELIMINATION
-$448,068
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
$5,365,172
COST WITHOUT PARKING ELIMINATION
-$290,523
THE INTERLINK
OPTION 2
COST ESTIMATE
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 14
THE ARC
OPTION 1
THE INTERLINK
OPTION 2
ALTERNATE PROGRAM: PLAY AREA (NO STAGE)
CHILDREN’S PLAY
OUTDOOR TABLE TENNIS
COURT GAMES / BOCCE
BALL
ART / INSTALLATION
1 2
3 4
1 1
14 11
11 1
2 3
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 15
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
OVERHEAD CANOPY
STAGE
GREAT LAWN
NATURE WALK
NEW ON STREET PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
ENTRY FOCAL ART
PROMENADE
WELCOME COURT
1 1
2 2
33 4
4 5
5 6
6 7
7 8
8 9
10 11
12 12
11 10
9 VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
IL1 : THE INTERLINK – AS IS
RELOCATE EXISTING PARKING
40’
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 16
IL2 : OPTIONAL PLAY AREA WITH MODIFIED PARKING
1 2
3 4
5 6
78 12
11 10
9 VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
RELOCATE EXISTING PARKING
25’
25’
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
OVERHEAD CANOPY
PLAY AREA
GREAT LAWN
NATURE WALK
NEW ON STREET PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
ENTRY FOCAL ART
PROMENADE
WELCOME COURT
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 17
CULVER BLVD.
PARKING
MEDIA
PARK
A
IL3 :OPTIONAL PLAY AREA WITH EXISTING PARKING
ACTORS’ GANG
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
OVERHEAD CANOPY
PLAY AREA
GREAT LAWN
ART WALK
NEW ON STREET PARKING
CAFE
EXISTING LARGE TREES
(PRESERVED)
ENTRY FOCAL ART
PROMENADE
WELCOME COURT
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
1 2
3 4
5 6
78 12
11 10
9 VENICE BLVD.
S CANFIELD AVE.
CULVER BLVD.
KEEP EXISTING PARKING
A
25’25’
MEDIA PARK | CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION | PAGE 18
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
APPENDIX
EXISTING CONDITIONS
* Assume public restrooms will be
provided at shared site location.
CAFE
OPTION A - KIOSK
Catering kitchen and cafe counter.
STAGE
Outdoor performance space.
CANOPY
Shade structure.
Service Counter
Catering Kitchen
Food Storage
Trash/Recycling
Employee Restroom
Dining (Exterior)
Public Restrooms*
TOTAL
160 sf
250 sf
100 sf
50 sf
40 sf
N/A
N/A
600 sf
Stage
Mechanical
TOTAL
3,000 sf
100 sf
3,100 sf
TOTAL 4,000sf to
12,000 sf
A cafe kiosk would be designed to store and serve food; the preparation of food would occur off site. The cafe kiosk would require power for the kitchen and lighting, water for the kitchen and employee restroom, as well as trash and recycling collection services.
A catering kitchen would be supplied with all electric
appliances to include a refrigerator, freezer, microwaves, dishwasher, and hot pads. Professional sinks and dish
washing stations would be outfitted with disposals.
The cafe is a destination within the park and should be visible from the street. The architecture should create a dynamic and unique volume when secured, but be easily
converted into a counter-serve space when the cafe is
active. Resilient materials like metal and concrete should be used on the exterior, while the interior should be fitted in a stainless steel commercial grade kitchen.
The cafe design should encourage the community to use
the park as a dining destination for both on and off site food purchases. Dining seating should be programmed into the park as a permanent fixture to seamlessly integrate the cafe into the park context.
The kitchen should be compact and secure. Set up,
operation, and closing should be feasibly performed by a single staff member.
An outdoor stage would be designed for lighting and
sound. Stage lights would be fixed to the overhead
structure and would be provided with accessible, secured controls below. Power supply at the stage platform
would be provided for professional performance sound
equipment. The sound equipment would likely be provided by third parties.
Electric supply to the stage could potentially be
supplemented with solar energy collection on site.
The stage should encourage performances to activate the park in unique ways, both as a traditional outdoor theater and in new, experimental modes. Not only home to theater troops and impromptu performers, the stage should
double as an event space and pavilion when not hosting a performance.
The design should be complimentary but distinct from
the Ivy Substation. Though the structure of the outdoor stage should respect the historic value of the Substation, proximity between the two elements is essential to provide shared backstage programs.
The stage should have a concrete base and metal frame
canopy to support lighting and sound equipment.
Additional materials can be added to orient and shade the stage.
A shade canopy would require integrated lighting. Electric supply could potentially be tied to solar energy collection on site.
A canopy on site will provide shade to the exposed areas of the park, and can be used as an element to tie together the cafe, outdoor dining, stage, restrooms, and Ivy
Substation access. The canopy should include integrated lighting to support evening events and to provide
increased security to the park at night. The lightweight metal canopy frame should be grounded in concrete
footings.
DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, & MATERIALS DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, & MATERIALS DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, & MATERIALS
UTILITIES & OPERATION UTILITIES & OPERATION UTILITIES & OPERATION
ARCHITECTURE
ANALYSIS
THE ARC
OPTION 1
* Assume public restrooms will be
provided at shared site location.
STAGE
Outdoor performance space.
CAFE
OPTION B - KITCHEN
On site food prep and cafe counter.
CANOPY
Shade structure.
Service Counter
Food Prep
Food Storage
Trash/Recycling
Food Waste Collection
Employee Restroom
Dining (Exterior)
Public Restrooms*
TOTAL
160 sf
550 sf
200 sf
50 sf
50 sf
40 sf
N/A
N/A
1,000 sf
Stage
Mechanical
TOTAL
3,000 sf
100 sf
3,100 sf
TOTAL 4,000sf to
12,000 sf
A cafe kitchen would be designed to prepare, store, and serve food on site. The cafe kitchen would require a gas line, power for the kitchen and lighting, water for the kitchen and employee restroom, and trash, recycling,
and food waste collection services. In addition, food
preparation on site would require an underground grease interceptor.
A professional kitchen would be supplied with electric
microwave and dishwashers, walk in cold storage, and
gas oven and range. Professional sinks and dish washing stations would be outfitted with disposals.
The cafe is a destination within the park and should be visible from the street. The architecture should create a dynamic and unique volume when secured, but be easily
converted into a counter-serve space when the cafe is
active. Resilient materials like metal and concrete should be used on the exterior, while the interior should be fitted in a stainless steel commercial grade kitchen.
The cafe design should encourage the community to use
the park as a dining destination for both on and off site food purchases. Dining seating should be programmed into the park as a permanent fixture to seamlessly integrate the cafe into the park context.
The kitchen should be compact and secure. Set up,
operation, and closing should be feasibly performed by a single staff member.
An outdoor stage would be designed for lighting and
sound. Stage lights would be fixed to the overhead
structure and would be provided with accessible, secured controls below. Power supply at the stage platform
would be provided for professional performance sound
equipment. The sound equipment would likely be provided by third parties.
Electric supply to the stage could potentially be
supplemented with solar energy collection on site.
The stage should encourage performances to activate the park in unique ways, both as a traditional outdoor theater and in new, experimental modes. Not only home to theater troops and impromptu performers, the stage should
double as an event space and pavilion when not hosting a performance.
The design should be complimentary but distinct from
the Ivy Substation. Though the structure of the outdoor stage should respect the historic value of the Substation, proximity between the two elements is essential to provide shared backstage programs.
The stage should have a concrete base and metal frame
canopy to support lighting and sound equipment.
Additional materials can be added to orient and shade the stage.
A shade canopy would require integrated lighting. Electric supply could potentially be tied to solar energy collection on site.
A canopy on site will provide shade to the exposed areas of the park, and can be used as an element to tie together the cafe, outdoor dining, stage, restrooms, and Ivy
Substation access. The canopy should include integrated lighting to support evening events and to provide
increased security to the park at night. The lightweight metal canopy frame should be grounded in concrete
footings.
DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, & MATERIALS DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, & MATERIALS DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, & MATERIALS
UTILITIES & OPERATION UTILITIES & OPERATION UTILITIES & OPERATION
THE INTERLINK
OPTION 2
ARCHITECTURE
ANALYSIS
CONCEPTUAL COST
ANALYSIS
*REFERENCE THE APPENDIX FOR
COMPREHENSIVE COST ANALYSIS BREAKDOWN
DOCUMENTATION.
CIVIL
ANALYSIS
STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP)
STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP)
A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to be filed with the State Water Resources Control Board prior to the start of construction will be needed if the project area is confirmed to be greater than one acre. During construction, storm water runoff will be managed using sandbags, rumble plates, and other appropriate Best Management Practices (BMPs) in compliance with the state of California Construction General Permit Order 2009-0009-DWQ.
In October 2011, the City of Los Angeles passed an ordinance (Ordinance No. 181,899) imposing rainwater Low Impact Development (LID) strategies on projects that require building permits. The LID ordinance became effec- tive on May 12, 2012.
LID is a stormwater management strategy with goals to mitigate the impacts of increased runoff and stormwa- ter pollution as close to its source as possible. LID promotes the use of natural infiltration systems, evapotrans- piration, and the reuse of stormwater. LID aim at removing nutrients, bacteria, and metals from stormwater while also reducing the quantity and intensity of stormwater flows. The LID guidelines specify that the project storm water mitigation strategies be selected according to the following tiers:
Tier 1 - Infiltration
Infiltration requires the captured storm water to be minimally treated and sent below grade to recharge the groundwater aquifer.
Tier 2 - Capture and Reuse
The capture and reuse strategy typically involves treating captured storm water and utilizing the resulting water for irrigation or reuse in the building. This strategy requires more infrastructure, including a tank, pumps, treatment systems, and pumps.
Tier 3 - Biofiltration
Biofiltration is a strategy that requires planters and swales with engineered soil media and planting material to treat storm water using natural processes. This treatment system requires site area to use as biofiltra- tion planters.
Site specific geotechnical engineering recommendations will be required to understand the site soils characteristics and whether infiltration will be possible. Infiltration could be achieved through shallow infiltration trenches and/or deep infiltration drywell systems (such as the MaxWell systems by Torrent) depending on the depths of the existing soils conducive to infiltration.
In the event infiltration is deemed infeasible on site, the project will be required to implement Tier 2 - Capture- and-Reuse strategies. To verify the feasibility of storm water Capture-and-Reuse, the LID Ordinance requires the project demonstrates that during the 7 months of the wet season (October 1 to April 30) the estimated total irrigation water use for the project landscape areas is greater or equal to the storm water runoff volume of the 85th percentile annual 24-hour rainfall. Based on the nature of the project, we anticipate that this criterion will be met, and Tier 2 would need to be implemented. A conventional Capture-and-Reuse system consists of directing all surface sheet flow and roof drains to an underground pre-treatment unit and storm water storage cistern system (CDS and DuroMaxx system by Contech for example). Irrigation water is then pumped from the cistern to the project landscaped planters.
An alternative Capture-and-Reuse system consists of providing the irrigation storage volume integrated within the landscape planters. Proprietary products such as “EPIC” planters (see detail below) are pre-engineered and meet the City of Los Angeles LID Tier 2 requirements.
A Capture-and-Reuse design for LID would require coordination early in the design phase with many disciplines. In addition to approval with the Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation that has jurisdiction over LID and the Department of Building and Safety, the plans will also need to be reviewed by the Los Angeles County Health Department.
While Tier 3 – Biofiltration might not be retained as the main LID strategy for the project based on the City of Los Angeles priority order, it could be used as pre-treatment to supplement a Tier 1 or Tier 2 system.
Biofiltration swales typically receive runoff from site areas. Within the biofiltration swales, draught-tolerant planting material, mulch, and sandy loam planting material work in tandem to filter contaminants and allow for clean runoff to be infiltrated. Biofiltration swales for the project could be engineered as integrated within the park organic landscaped areas or integrated as part of improved walkways around the park perimeter.
CIVIL
ANALYSIS
The Interlink