‘los angeles museum of the holocaust’ by belzberg architects image courtesy belzberg architects

 

 

santa monica based office belzberg architects has finished the design of the new los angeles museum of the holocaust (LAMOTH). now open to the public, the museum features an undulating green roof that pulls up the northwest corner of los angeles’ pan pacific park. serving as an annex to the already existing holocaust monument, the multi-cultural museum aims to integrate completely into the public green space, minimizing the visual impact on the park’s atmosphere.

 

the roof, while subtle in height, features graphic lines of concrete that divides the surface into a series of zigzagging pedestrian paths. slicing through the center is the descending entry ramp, which tapers in to an interior space that is flanked by sloped ceilings and perspective-altering floors. the design of the layout and circulation kept conscious the institute’s 50 year history, utilizing the building’s underground elements to evoke certain emotions from the visitors. clever usage of natural light from above alleviates the darkness and compressive atmosphere provided by the shotcrete columns.

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 2 rendered bird’s eye view of the green roof image courtesy belzberg architects

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 3 at night image © brandon shigeta

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 4 south elevation image © brandon shigeta

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 5 entry ramp image © brandon shigeta

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 6 (left) lobby area (top right) shotcrete columns (bottom right) underground gallery spaces all images courtesy LA curbed

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 7 natural light wells reaching the darker lower level image courtesy LA curbed

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 8 rendered plan with the roof off image courtesy belzberg architects

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belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 11 construction phase image courtesy belzberg architects

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belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 15 shotcrete pieces image courtesy belzberg architects

belzberg architects: los angeles museum of the holocaust - 16 in context image courtesy belzberg architects

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