636 Maple Ave. Parking Structure, Los Angeles
Owen Design provided parking consulting and full A+E design services as part of the design-build team for this 166,600 sq ft public and private use Parking Structure.
The proposed design/build project consists of a six-story (7 level) two-bay floor plate with end parking. The Parking Structure, all above grade is approximately 194’-0” x 138’-8” (lot line), providing parking for 442 cars, designed for two-way traffic flow and 90 degree angle parking with the required ramping system being a continuous helix from the Second Level to the Seventh (Roof) Level. The Ground Level is 14’-0” inside clear (high bay) expressly used for MTA parking of 10 buses with additional space for a minimum of 5 service vehicles/trucks/cars (electrical charging station(s) if required), and support facilities for the MTA with office, lounge and two restrooms for male/female drivers.
The Parking Structure from the Second level to the Seventh Level (roof) is designed to comply as an S-4 occupancy, open-air structure per the LA City Building Code. Structural design is for Type-1 construction, utilizing poured in-place concrete columns and poured in-place concrete post-tensioned beams and slabs.
