2510 Temple Los Angeles Building, Californian Affordable Housing Units, Property Photos
2510 Temple Los Angeles Building
Filipinotown Affordable Apartments in California, USA – design by Patrick Tighe Architecture
Jun 15, 2018
2510 Temple Los Angeles – Filipinotown Building
Design: Patrick Tighe Architecture
Location: 2510 W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA
2510 Temple Los Angeles Building
Perched within the Historic Filipinotown, just west of Downtown Los Angeles, this building responds to its context both at city-wide and neighborhood level.

The project addresses the ongoing housing crisis in Los Angeles through the density of housing units. Here, a combination of 47 market-rate and affordable housing apartment units sit atop a storefront commercial space located at the ground level. A strong concrete base grounds the project within a full block on Temple Street.
Accommodating the Public component of the project including commercial space, and a double-height lobby, the base activates the streetscape and gives the project a human-scale by mediating between it and the apartment buildings above. Clad in metal panels, the sculptural form of the entry serves as a connection between the public and private areas of the project.

The building also hosts semi-public amenities such as a gym, shared offices, and a community room, which gives the project an urban identity. The base also serves as a plinth, separating the private/ residential portion of the ...