The Lofts @ 655 Sixth Avenue (SouthBlock)

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Lofts at 655 6th Avenue is a 106 unit mixed use development and one of the few rental projects developed in the heart of downtown San Diego. The structure is cast in place concrete with in-fill glazing including a state of the art, on-site media center and computer lounge for the residents’ use. It incorporates principles of sustainability through the innovative design of a floating sun-tempering screen that sets out from the face of the building. This floating sun tempering element on the west elevation is suspended over the sidewalk below. It is, in essence, a second window system partially covered with photographic translucent film. Both the glass of the building skin itself and this outer hanging element will receive the film. Every ten years a photographic artist will be commissioned to tell a story using photographic translucent film on this exterior glass screen. This screen/story allows the building’s inhabitant and street life to interact with one another as passersby react and reflect on the images presented.
Project Information
Project Address: 
655 Sixth Avenue
Project Owner/ Developer: 
OliverMcMillan
Owner Contact Name/ Email: 
Blake Persky / blakepersky@olivermcmillan.com
Project Architect/ Designer: 
Jim Gates / Jim Brown
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Public Art

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 22:28.
This is a nicely done building. Public’s mastery of volume and space is once again obvious when looking at this building. I love the fact that the building terraces up, that the north balconies do not stack on top of each other, and that the balconies on the west façade are made interesting through the use of the photographic film. The inside of the building is also as interesting as the outside. Great project.