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MWD Headquarters at Union Station
VA Scope: Acoustical Consultation and Audio-Visual Design
MWD Headquarters Tower at Union Station
Location: Los Angeles, California
Design Team: Gensler
Completion: 1998
Cost: $300 million

The Los Angeles headquarters complex for the Metropolitan Water District features 500,000 square feet of space within a 12-story tower and a five-story, multi-tenant wing. The building's design includes a two-story, sky-lit center rotunda and exhibition space; boardroom, committee rooms and conference rooms; cafeteria with indoor/outdoor dining areas; two subterranean levels of parking; a 4,000 square wellness center and a courtyard with water-wise fountains.

Veneklasen Associates provided comprehensive Acoustical Consultation and Design Services.