It’s been a busy month at USC Village. Sitework has begun, with site concrete around Building 1 and the first installations of trees in the courtyards. Storefront glazing is going in around the first-floor retail spaces, as plaster work in the arcades completes. The dining hall received its precast tracery, with hand-set brick installation to follow next month. And inside the buildings, residential units are coming close to completion with paint, flooring, and millwork installation in progress.
A concrete pour in progress at the new north Trousdale campus entry, with USC Village in the distance.
Across the intersection of Hoover & Jefferson, a crane sets precast panels at the south end of Building 8.
Precast panels for the dining hall are staged in the Building 4 lower courtyard.
Precast tracery for a dining hall window awaits installation in the lower courtyard.
Precast tracery for the large dining hall arched window awaits completion of the storefront glazing.
View of Building 4 through the large arched window in the dining hall, where storefront glazing is partially installed.
The large arched window opening on the east side of the Building 4 dining hall, before its precast tracery was installed.
Precast arches are installed over the main entrance to the dining hall in the Building 4 lower courtyard arcade.
Excavation for the fountain in the central plaza.
The site of the fountain in the central plaza, in front of the tower, bridge, and pavilion.
Building 4 lower courtyard with dining hall precast installation in progress.
A trio of windows in the Building 8 “bridge” study room, looking toward Building 7.
Windows in another study room in Building 8, looking to the back side of the bridge.
Elevator lobby in Building 8, looking at the back side of the solid precast concrete facade.
Building 7 towers from the Building 8 breezeway, with shear wall hand-set brick scaffolding.
Clock tower from the Building 8 south courtyard.
A crane lifts a precast panel off of a truck to be placed in the manlift bay on the south side of Building 8.
Building 8 south courtyard.
Future Starbucks in Building 8.
Future retail space on the south side of Building 8.
A precast facade panel is rotated in preparation for being lifted into place above the tracery panel through which it’s seen.
Building 7 and its tower elements from a Building 8 retail space.
The final precast panel on the south half of building 8 is lifted into place.
Building 7 west facade at the south entry plaza.
Scaffolding is erected for shear wall hand set brick installation on the south side of Building 7.
Building 4, the clock tower, and the central plaza at noon.
Building 7 towers at the stairs and elevators, from the Building 8 south courtyard.
Buildings 7 & 8 at the south entry plaza.
Building 7 trellis and courtyard from the Building 8 courtyard.
Living room in a Building 6 unit facing Jefferson Boulevard. Note the green accent walls found in every Building 6 residential room.
View to the Kaufman Dance Center from a window seat in Building 6.
A living room in Building 6.
Clock tower, Building 9, and downtown LA from above the Building 6 mansard roof at the elevator machine room.
Scaffolding beginning to be dismantled at the Building 6 east courtyard.
Jefferson Boulevard looking east, from the Building 6 roof.
Kaufman Dance Center from the Building 6 roof.
Dentistry School from the Building 6 roof.
Setback facade at the Building 6 roof.
Building 6 west courtyard, with plaster installation substantially complete.
View southwest from the Building 6 roof.
Building 4 residential entry, guardhouse, and dining patio from the Building 6 roof.
Building 4 and the clock tower from the Building 6 roof.
Building 4 facade from the Building 6 roof.
Central plaza, and the fountain excavation, from the Building 6 roof adjacent to the mansard roof.
Fountain excavation at the central plaza.
Excavation for the fountain in the central plaza.
Dining hall administrative office looking onto the lower courtyard.
View to the dining hall from an office looking out at the lower courtyard.
A large precast rose awaits installation as the centerpiece of the dining hall window.
Solid precast arches above the dining hall main entrance.
A five-arch section of the precast tracery for the large dining hall windows.
Storefront glass installation progress at the south facade of Building 4.
Storefront glass installation progress in the dining hall.
Floor tile installation progress in the dining hall kitchen.
Completed plaster installation behind the precast arches at Building 4.
Looking to the central plaza from the Building 4 arcade.
Plumbing installation for the plaza fountain.
Fountain and Building 8.
The bridge between Buildings 4 & 9, with its completed facade.
Site concrete has been poured at the west side of Building 1.
Site concrete and storefront glazing at the multipurpose room and DPS offices on the north side of Building 9.
Barrel-vaulting framing and storefront mullions at the Building 9 residential lobby entrance.
Building 9 residential lobby.
Completed plaster facade at the Building 9 south courtyard.
Plaster facade at a Building 9 courtyard.
Kaufman Dance Center plaza and the ongoing USC Village offsite improvement to Jefferson Boulevard from the Building 7 roof.
Kaufman Dance Center from the Building 7 roof.
Setback facade at the Building 7 roof.
Tree installation is visible at the renovated north Trousdale campus entry from the Building 7 roof.
View of the dining hall, with its storefront glazing, through the Building 4 courtyard breezeway.
Building 4 dining hall east facade.
Site concrete in the Building 4 upper courtyard, aligned with the study room storefront and the clock tower.
Corridor within a Parkside-like 8-person suite in Building 4.
Framing for the plaster soffit under the bridge between Buildings 4 & 9.
View to the central plaza from the Building 4 bridge study room.
Elevator lobby at the Building 9 pavilion.
Interior of the storefront along the future Target and Trader Joe’s in Building 9.
Building 9 loading dock.
Framing for the soffit between the Building 9 loading dock and an egress stair.
Building 6 west facade.
Building 9 west facade, with the manlift bay infilled.
Canopy and storefront glazing at the entrance to a multi-purpose room in Building 9.
Storefront glazing and site concrete, with planters, north of Building 9.
Facade at the Building 9 loading dock.
Site concrete north of Building 9.
Millwork in a Building 9 kitchen.
Building 9 kitchen and living room.
L-shaped kitchen in Building 9.
Tiny kitchen/living/dining space in a compact 2 bed/1 bath unit in Building 9.
Building 9 north courtyard and view to downtown LA from the roof.
Layout has begun for site concrete north of Building 4.
Building 4 clock tower from the Building 9 roof.
Building 9 roof, with downtown LA in the distance.
Caruso Catholic Center from the Building 9 roof.
View down Watt Way from the Building 9 roof.
Buildings 4 and 6 from the Building 9 roof.
Corner of the Building 4 facade at the central plaza.
Completed facade at the Building 1 community room.
Building 7 stair and elevator towers from the Building 8 south courtyard.
Building 7 west facade.
Paseo between Buildings 7 & 8.
Buildings 7 & 8 at the south entry plaza.
A mobile crane frames a view of the clock tower from near Building 7.
A special new precast arch panel was created for the end of the arcade at the north end of Building 6, on the east facade. Incidentally, the panel it replaced was the very first precast panel installed on Building 6.
Precast arches on the south side of Building 6.
North facade of Building 8 from the Building 9 roof.
Central plaza and Building 4.
Building 8 south courtyard trellis, with the newly-completed handset brick facade over the shear wall.
Precast tracery at the south wing of the dining hall.
Massive, detailed precast tracery installed on the west facade of the dining hall. Handset brick installation will follow next month.
Formwork for bollard footings north of Building 4.
Stainless steel vent hood in the dining hall kitchen.
A final look at a precast tracery panel before it’s installed on the east facade of the dining hall.
View of the in-progress fountain from a living room in Building 6.
Clock tower and plaster facade in the Building 4 upper courtyard.
Building 8 from the Building 7 courtyard.
Building 8 from the Building 7 courtyard.
Clock tower from the Building 7 roof. The Hollywood sign is visible in the distance above the bridge on this clear day.
Kaufman Dance Center plaza from the Building 7 roof.
The new north Trousdale entry plaza nears the halfway mark.
Progress on the new north Trousdale campus entry is seen from the Building 7.
Building 8 mansard roof construction at the former manlift bay, with downtown LA in the distance.
Guardhouse and retaining walls for the outdoor dining patio on the SW corner of Building 4.
Wall board begins to go up in the dining hall.
First equipment delivery in the Building 4 kitchen.
Stainless steel workstations in the Building 4 kitchen.
Equipment delivery at the “Specialty of the Day” station in the dining hall.
First look at the trees in the Building 4 upper courtyard.
Building 4 clock tower at the roof.
Building 4 courtyard trees from the roof.
Building 4 upper courtyard trees as seen from the roof.
Clock tower from the Building 4 roof.
The Building 4 lower courtyard awaits its site concrete installation.
Building 4 dining hall from the roof. Note the numerous dormer windows to provide supplemental light and architectural interest.
Building 4 lounge with storefront glazing opening out onto the courtyard.
Trees in the Building 4 upper courtyard.
All of the courtyard trees are multi-trunk Arbutus “Marina” – Marina Strawberry trees.
Building 4 courtyard and clock tower, with trees.
The top of the clock tower is seen through the ornamental flowering foliage of a Marina Strawberry tree.
Marina Strawberry tree bark and trunk form detail on a tree in the Building 4 courtyard.
The dining hall ease facade awaits its precast tracery.
Precast concrete stone installation at the corner of the Building 4 arcade.
Building 6 residential living room, with a view of the Kaufman Dance Center.
Kitchen millwork in a Building 6 residential unit.
Plaster installation progress in the Building 6 west courtyard.
Scaffolding obscures the stair to level three in the Building 6 courtyard breezeway.
An L-shaped kitchen in Building 6.
View to the Kaufman Dance Center through a precast arch in Building 6.
Stoefront mullions are installed at the fitness center entry on the south side of Building 6.
As the first new trees are installed on site, a large shrub behind the site office (former Bank of America building) produces its final fruits.
Building 4 arches at the arcade, with storefront glazing beyond.
Formwork for the fountain in the central courtyard.
Storefront glazing from within a corner retail unit in Building 4.
Storefront glazing progress in the Building 6 arcade.
Corner retail unit in Building 6 with a view of the Kaufman Dance Center.
A precast arch frames a large tree across Jefferson Boulevard in Building 6.
View of new courtyard trees from a Building 4 bedroom.
Building 9 and downtown LA from the Building 4 roof.
A Marina Strawberry tree in the Building 4 courtyard. The trees are installed as 48″ boxes, planted into 72″ planters and are expected to survive the lifetime of the development.
4 replies on “USC Village Construction – September 2016”
Thanks for the new update about September work. Fantastic stuff as always and interesting to get good views of the progress inside as well as outside. Any sense of when most of the concrete / hardscape will be laid out in the central plaza?
Thanks! The central plaza paving will start in a few weeks; it’s all brick pavers similarly to Hahn Plaza (by Tommy Trojan). The first concrete pour for the new fountain there was actually today.
I LOVE this blog. I really appreciate all of your insight ( I read all of your picture captions!). This blog is definitely a monthly ritual for me! Great to feel uptodate on all of the construction changes even though I’m thousands of miles away.
WOW! Thanks.
Thanks for the new update about September work. Fantastic stuff as always and interesting to get good views of the progress inside as well as outside. Any sense of when most of the concrete / hardscape will be laid out in the central plaza?
Thanks again!
Thanks! The central plaza paving will start in a few weeks; it’s all brick pavers similarly to Hahn Plaza (by Tommy Trojan). The first concrete pour for the new fountain there was actually today.
I LOVE this blog. I really appreciate all of your insight ( I read all of your picture captions!). This blog is definitely a monthly ritual for me! Great to feel uptodate on all of the construction changes even though I’m thousands of miles away.