CALTRANS DISTRICT 7 HEADQUARTERS

Los Angeles, California

The new $170 million California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 Headquarters is a key piece in the long-awaited architectural renaissance of Civic Center LA. Design architect, Morphosis led the design/build effort for this 1.2 million square foot, 13-story building which emphasizes sustainable design and energy conservation throughout while staying within the Spartan $200-per-square-foot construction budget that the state imposed on the project.

Lighting contributed to these goals with a building-wide, interconnected workspace specific system. This system allows individual users to control the direct component of the overhead luminaries from their own workstation, while occupancy and daylight sensors continually monitor and adjust the indirect component. The ultimate result is lower energy consumption and higher user satisfaction. In addition, this project has been awarded the LEED Silver Certification.

HLB's design scope for this project included interior lighting design for open and private offices, conference rooms, auditorium, childcare center, health center, credit union, lobby, and restrooms as well as exterior lighting design for the building façade, plaza, atrium, and roof garden.