Great Glazing | Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Includes 156,000 square feet of Solarban 70 glass fabricated by Glassfab Tempering Services
Fabricator: Glassfab Tempering Services
Glazier: Walters & Wolf
Glass Supplier: Vitro Architectural Glass
Architect: Gensler, Los Angeles
Developer: Trammell Crow Company
General Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie
The Basics
The new headquarters for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health are located in Southern California’s Koreatown at 510 Vermont, near the northeast corner of 6th Street and Vermont Avenue. The $300-million, 20-story, Class A tower contains 468,000 square feet of offices above a 1,900-stall parking podium, 10,000 square feet of street-level retail, an amenity deck, a peer resource center and walk-in mental health services clinic.
Culturally and linguistically sensitive mental health services were needed in the area, where
Koreans and Korean Americans make up roughly 50% of the population. The new clinic allows the multicultural team to better address the specific needs of the diverse community and reducing barriers to accessing mental health services.
The Design
Architect Gensler designed the 295-foot-tall building, which features a glass exterior on its upper floors and metal screening wrapping its above-grade parking levels. One of the many striking design characteristics is the diagonal grid of parallelogram-shaped, metal window frames arranged across the building facade, which add a unique visual element to the building. This creates a dynamic and engaging exterior, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal.
The Materials
With a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability, 156,000 square feet of Solarban 70 glass was specified for its solar control and thermal insulation properties—fabricated with a 1/4-inch lite of Solarban 70 glass with a 1/2-inch space of argon gas and a black stainless spacer, followed by 1/4-inch of clear glass and gunmetal color spandrel. One standard 1-inch insulating glass unit delivers a visible light transmission of 64% and a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.27.
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