Owner
Maguire Properties Group
Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Facade Consultant
Curtainwall Design Consulting
GC
Turner Construction Company
Completion
1991
Contract Value
22.7m
Program
52-story (754 ft), 1.78 million sqft
Building Type
Commercial
Description
Gas Company Tower is part of the Library Square redevelopment, which also includes the renovated Los Angeles Central Library and 73-story US Bank Tower
The 52-story Gas Company Tower is among the 100 tallest buildings in the world, and one of the many on that list featuring advanced exterior wall technology by Enclos Corp. It is the fifth tallest building in Los Angeles. The building enlivens the skyline of downtown LA with its shimmering blue glass crown, a recognizable symbol of the company’s iconic blue flame. Located adjacent to important civic spaces, the tower’s base activates the street with shops, signage and art.
The project site is located next to the recently renovated Los Angeles Central Library, and is the second building of the Library Square Redevelopment Project, alongside the US Bank Tower, the tallest building west of the Mississippi. The building’s base at 5th Street and Grand Avenue rests on the edge of LA’s famous Bunker Hill business district, among many of downtown’s most bustling retail vendors.
Transitions at the setbacks, notch and crown add significant complexity to all aspects of the facade program. The Enclos team assembled fabricated metal and glass into unitized panels in a nearby factory. Fabrication and delivery were carefully sequenced to keep on-site material inventories at a minimum due to the highly constrained site and its dense urban surroundin
