Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles, USA
At a height of more than 330 meters, the skyscraper Wilshire Grand Center is the highest building in the Los Angeles skyline, and is particularly sustainable: The luxury hotel and office building, which was opened in 2017, was built by Turner and achieved LEED Gold Certification. For instance, innovative lighting and air conditioning systems considerably reduce the building鈥檚 total energy consumption. The building is also fitted with rainwater catchment systems, which reduce water consumption by a third. 30 diagonal struts ensure stability in the earthquake-prone area of Los Angeles: these struts are distributed across three different height sections of the building.
Facts
- Completed in 2017
- 330 meters high
- Hotel with 900 rooms
- 18 floors of office space
- Honored with the IBcon Digie Award 2017 in the category 鈥淢ixed Use鈥� as the year鈥檚 most intelligent building project