This L.A. office building is crazier than it looks: Its steel bands are an exoskelton

[TexasTowelie]

Near the border of South Los Angeles and Culver City, developers Frederick and Laurie Samitaur Smith plan on making a statement.

The couple, who helped transform the surrounding area into a hub for unique architecture, envisions yet another cutting-edge structure: an eccentric 17-story office tower with steel ribbons wrapped around floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

“I believe it will be a demonstrative statement of innovation,” said Frederick Samitaur Smith. ”There is a lot of innovation, hope and aspiration in that one building.”

The unique features are many.

They include steel bands that will cover the buildings exterior like a spider-web. And the structures — not interior columns — will support the tower, serving as an exoskeleton. Floors will have varying heights and the elevator will be attached to the side of the building so not to waste space in the tower’s center.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wrapper-building-20161122-story.html

[3catwoman3]

1. Innovative - yes.

Ugly - yes.

It looks like a present wrapped by someone who used a whole role of tape.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. It would help if there were some style in the design and banding...

this looks like any other glass-walled office building attacked by a child with a roll of duct tape.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. Agreed

[3catwoman3]

6. You said it better...

...than I did.

[liberal N proud]

4. Just because the 3D design software has these cool abilities doesn't mean we must build them

This looks like some architect was playing on his computer and has the frivolous whim to try and build it.

[madaboutharry]

5. A horrible eyesore.

It would be a pity if it is ever built.

[WhiteTara]

7. It sure is ugly. nt