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BLACKWELDER CAMPUS

Blackwelder is a large-scale adaptive reuse endeavor comprised of 25 existing buildings on a 6.4-acre campus in Los Angeles offering 137,500 square feet of stimulating creative spaces. Serving in a preser-vationist role, RACDB was asked to maintain the existing character and authenticity while creating rent-able offices. Comprised of industrial, metal Butler buildings and wood, bow-truss roofed masonry build-ings, the campus has other industrial elements - power lines, telephone poles, old dust collectors, large industrial metal barn doors, and leftover utilities; items that RACDB has co-opted and sought to fea-ture. RACDB was tasked with not only the re-conditioning of the existing buildings, but also adding mez-zanines in a majority of spaces and re-branding the varied structures as a whole Creative Campus.

• 137,480 square feet in 19 bldgs • 3 years on-going construction period

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BLACKWELDER 1.03

Designed for a specific tenant during the lease negotiation process, Blackwelder 1.03 is a great ex-ample of the “Built to Lease” design model successfully put it in to practice here at RACDB. The ten-ant, JumP Films, was involved in the design process from the beginning, expressing their desires for a creative space, which RACDB then synthesized, in real time, to a design that satisfied all of their needs. Because the tenant was involved early in the design process, the leasing process was simpli-fied - with all parties pleased at once. In the end, RACDB was able to design, the owner transformed a mess in to a great space, and the tenant received the perfect space based on their needs and desires.

0’ 5’ 10’ 20’ 40’ • 4,000 square feet • 12 month construction period

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BLACKWELDER 1.20

RACDB and Genton Property Group chose the most dilapidated building on the BlackWelder Campus to serve as the HQ for the development company. Building 1.20 would also become a living, showcase mod-el with partitioned offices well lit by natural light, double height spaces with volumes prime for mezza-nine spaces, and impressive lounge & lobbies opening to private gardens. Little more than a sturdy frame and a broken down shell, 1.20 was the very first intervention on the Blackwelder Campus. In order for Gen-ton to run the campus transformation, the turn around needed to be swift, smart, and economical. RACDB, teamed up with Jim Jacobsen, the future broker for these spaces, developed a program with Genton and began creating. In a quick turn around of ten months, the project was complete and Genton moved in.

0’ 5’ 10’ 20’ 40’ • 4,700 square feet • 6 month construction period

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BLACKWELDER 5.01

• 20,600 square feet • 6 month construction period

Here is a good example of the design-build method in real-time at RACDB. The 5.01 building is the largest struc-ture at the Blackwelder Campus and features a high bow-truss ceiling and expansive open ground floor -- prime real estate for any creative tenant. This existing 16,000 square foot timber and stucco building was an ideal structure for a London based Design-Effects studio to expand their Santa Monica based operations. Their cur-rent 5,000 square foot studio had reached its maximum capacity; conference rooms and private offices became edit-suites and the kitchen as a meeting room for staff and clients.

The Design for the MILL came to RACDB from London-based architect HMKM and we assumed the executive architect role, a significant position within the team-based approach to design and construction. RACDB has been true to adaptive re-use and retained 90% of the original struc-ture while fitting a new 4,000 square foot light-weight mezzanine with winged clerestory window bays and retrofit skylights to create a well-lit, voluminous work-place.

A central circulation spine links two exits and divides effects editing suites and well-booked Color Correction Suites. A secondary transept provides a large, communal dining area and well-stocked kitchen for the staff, who often work extended hours. Based in London, The Mill has another outpost in New York and many of the program and com-pany standards developed there were adapted and improved upon here. Environmental improvements have been made to the existing structure, such as colorful super-graphics and signage, increased day lit and cross-ventilated common areas, and newly conditioned air-supply.

To date, the MILL adaptive re-use project is under construction and is anticipated to be complete in Summer 2011.

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