Completion Date: 6/30/2015
Square Footage: 32000
Building Use: Streetfront facade and entry promenade
Location: Laguna Beach, CA
Project Description:
FESTIVAL OF ART FAÇADE RENOVATION
SHORT
The Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, commissioned the Firm to design a replacement for the Festival frontage and façade along Laguna Canyon Road. The design reimagines the Festival façade as a nexus between the Village of Laguna and Laguna Canyon; between landscape and the built environment; between nature and art. Capturing the importance of the Festival by renewing the functional, formal and aesthetic image associated with the Laguna Canyon entrance and the experience of arriving at this historic site.
LONG
The Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, commissioned the Firm to design a replacement for the Festival frontage and façade along Laguna Canyon Road. The design reimagines the Festival façade as a nexus between the Village of Laguna and Laguna Canyon; between landscape and the built environment; between nature and art. Capturing the importance of the Festival by renewing the functional, formal and aesthetic image associated with the Laguna Canyon entrance and the experience of arriving at this historic site.
The design creates a new pedestrian promenade – a forecourt and arrival place – to mingle and gather with enhanced accessibility and seating – connecting to transit and the Arts District. The new serpentine facade recalls the forms and materials of the canyon – and provides the identity, security, noise and dirt mitigation essential to the Festival exhibitors and patrons
Starting low at the north – and rising with the “fall” of the canyon – the new Façade culminates with and emphasizes the new entry – an entry GATEWAY – recalling the side canyon that the Festival park occupies – a space in lieu of a barrier – that welcomes patrons and the community to the grounds
The Gateway to the Grounds is flanked and defined by image panels that seasonally will display Pageant masters – as today – but unlike today – are mounted in front of a perforated copper wall with images of trees from the canyon landscape – visible in the off-season
Similarly - and as the culmination of the new Façade – the promenade is defined at the south end by a frieze or entablature of patinated metals – layered from silhouettes of the oaks, eucalyptus and sycamores of the canyon – providing a year round identity for the FOA site – REINFORCING the CONNECTION between ART and LANDSCAPE – People and Nature – Village and Canyon
The materials are of the canyon landscape – multi-hued exposed aggregate paving – permeable for sustainable runoff management – the serpentine wall of rammed earth – the entry facades of reclaimed, patinated copper – all naturally aging materials
The landscape itself is enhanced with native and ornamental plantings, native canyon boulders, rammed earth benches and locations for added and relocated sculpture.
Night lighting transforms the Façade and promenade into a post-theater experience drawing inspiration from the Pageant presentations. The fully LED system is highly energy efficient and exceeds all code and dark sky criteria. The lighting uses tree down lights, backlighting and soft halo lighting to emphasize the Façade elements.
C.O.T.E. | Committee on the Environment
Submitted By: |
BAUER Architects |
Design Architect: |
BAUER Architects |
Associate Architect or Firm: |
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Landscape Architect: |
Spurlock |
Owner / Developer: |
Festival of Arts |
Engineer: |
Fuscoe Engineering - Civil Engineers MHP, Inc. - Structural Engineers Henrikson Owen - MEP Engineers |
General Contractor: |
KPRS Construction Services |
Consultant: |
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design O'Connor CM - Cost and Schedule Consultant |
Photographer: |
Tom Lamb |
Festival of Arts Facade
Category
Commercial
Description
The jury noted that this project was engaging to the pedestrian and felt artsy without taking away from the arts it is there to serve. There is a great expression of materials and form in the undulating wall.
Congratulations Bauer Architects.
Winner Status
- Merit Award