Metro Link Union Station I Los Angeles, CA

As an architectural consultant to HDR Engineering, Aguilar Architects, Inc. consulted in the design, master planning, and development of the facility program for the new Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) concourse and platforms. The Link Union Station is a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) project designed to meet the region’s long-term rail needs by enhancing operational efficiencies and improving the passenger experience.

Program and planning documentation was developed in consultation with various stakeholders, including High-Speed Rail, Metro, Amtrak, and LAUS management. The program detailed the functional spaces, areas, operations, equipment, utilities, and headcount that will determine the operational objectives and capacities of the platforms and concourse.

Aguilar Architects, Inc. provided the following services:

• Research on the residential, cultural, and commercial areas surrounding the project to inform the Site Context

• Review of the LAUSMP Historic Resources technical memoranda and reference documentation

• Development of a Furnishings and Equipment Inventory to support the Platform and Concourse Programming Analysis

• Creation of an Inventory of Equipment for baggage handling services. Baggage handling and maintenance crew circulation were also addressed.

• Preparation of a Facility Operations and Passenger Equipment program that included the final preferred inventory and schematic plan as well as minutes for all of the meetings.