Pacoima is a neighborhood of Los Angeles that has recently built and opened a new city hall -- the Pacoima Neighborhood City Hall. The building is located on Van Nuys Boulevard between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and San Fernando Road. It is across the street from the Pacoima Branch Library and is located in the heart of the community's business district, which includes service shops and restaurants.
The building was designed by RoTo Architects of Los Angeles, with landscape architectural services provided by Mia Lehrer + Associates, also a local firm. RoTo Architects designed the building as two freestanding structures linked by a sky bridge that runs above an open breezeway. The breezeway works as a portal that connects Van Nuys Boulevard to the inner landscape of the site. The landscape is partially built over an underground parking structure and provides flexible open space, as well as zones that encourage a variety of activities.
Elements in the landscape include a covered patio, a lawn, and outdoor theater seating with a screen for watching movies at night. A mural of Pacoima residents, including singer Richie Valens and football player Charles White, is also an element of the landscape.
A curtain wall of glass with an angular planting bed of drought tolerant plants faces the sidewalk along Van Nuys Boulevard.
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