843 N. SPRING STREET
Developer: Redcar Properties, Ltd.
GC: Shawmut Design and Construction
Architect: LEVER Architecture
As one of the first major cross-laminated timber (CLT) office buildings in Los Angeles, 843 N. Spring Street embraces biophilic and low-carbon office design, introducing mass timber to the region on a bold scale. To share its benefits, the team has provided tours to interested Los Angeles city members and industry colleagues during construction. The new building provides beautiful, flexible office and retail space showcasing exposed CLT panels. The unique hybrid structural system combines 3- and 5-ply CLT and concrete slabs with exposed steel columns and beams that account for the building’s gravity and seismic loads, reduce the overall building weight, make the installation more efficient, and maintain an open wood ceiling both indoors and out.
The hybrid CLT structure plays a significant role in 843 N Spring Street’s low carbon sustainable design strategy, sequestering an estimated 1,357 metric tons of carbon. The building is also conveniently located adjacent to Chinatown’s Metro station, with strong connections to city transit systems.
