The Californian, a 23-story, $200 million condominium tower that opened last September in Los Angeles, is located in the heart of a seismic zone. Yet with 327,034 sf of residential space, its luxury units (ranging in size from 2,700 sf to as much as 8,000 sf) have few visible beams and supports. How can the Californian offer such huge unobstructed residential spaces and still claim to have a seismic capacity 33% stronger than any other building on Wilshire Boulevard, as the design firm, Nadel Architects, claims?
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