When I was walking down Figueroa looking for the perfect location to input La Pedrera or Casa Mila, one of Gaudi’s most famous buildings in Barcelona Spain, I had one consideration the whole time: it needs to be placed on a corner. As I researched Gaudi’s thought process behind where he built La Pedrera, historians all over the world agreed on one thing - Gaudi was a centric architect, or in other words, he wanted his work to be the center of its surroundings. This way his unique designs and unprecedented stylistic techniques would stand out that much more. In Barcelona, La Pedrera is placed on a popular corner where it can be viewed from many different angles and heights at all times. It stuck out like a sore thumb when it was built in 1910 as it towered over standard apartment complexes and commanded the junction just as Gaudi intended it to. As I was observing the Figueroa Corridor, West 27th Place Apartments exuded the same sentiment: a large, unorthodox building amongst ordinary fast food chain restaurants and meek chain malls. I envisioned La Pedrera on the facade of West 27th Place, but in order to keep the depth of the apartment complex, I chose to simply layer the facade of La Pedrera on top of where 'Five Guys' and 'Jimmy John's' would normally stand. This way I was able to illustrate the contrast between the straight lines of West 27th Place and the wave-like curvature of La Pedrera, all while maintaining the depth of the both of the buildings. Figueroa in its nature is densely populated and crowded, so it was slightly more difficult for me to change Gaudi's vision of single-standing La Pedrera by adding in the fast food signage in the background. However, the lights of Taco Bell and the Grinder are signature aspects of the Figueroa Corridor that I believe juxtapose the modernity of La Pedrera with the classic South Central fast food aesthetic. This is ironic because the fast food chains, the Grinder restaurant, and West 27th Place are all significantly newer than La Pedrera, but Gaudi's futuristic design capabilities deceive us into assuming his work could be from any recent era. Additionally, the signs peeking out from behind La Pedrera reminded me of the light show featuring the soldiers mounted on the roof of the original building in Spain. I sketched some of the soldier-like figures alongside the Grinder and Taco Bell sign so as to contrast the effects of each. While they both attract attention from afar, they send very different messages. Ultimately, I found this project to be fun and enlightening, bringing out the best and worst architectural aspects of La Pedrera and South Central Figueroa Corridor.