ok potentially really silly idea but how about a Arcology for Lucasfilm and the employees? A series of buildings with a high speed railway station at one end and access to sunset Drive the other?
Access to the airpaort via sunset drive and a dedicated high speed rail link for mary to go and Visit Wallie.
In terms of style how about going with the open pyramid arcology design of habitat 67, an already proven modular construction that inhabitant love? Waiting time for apartments is apparently 5 + years.
Its an incredibly successful design but they needed 45 million in 1967 to do it properly. This would include shops, office buildings, hotel and a school.
Call it 100 million in 1980 for inflation and we can get Mount Bruce. How about that for a Statement?
Links
Habitat 67 - Wikipedia
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeCtoOoqDKY
How life might be in the Arcology.
Jeff woke with the Sun, Golden rays of light shining over the distant Los Angeles skyline and Coming in on through his balcony. A stretch and covers are thrown back. He pads softly across the floor of the small 215 square feet apartment to the modular kitchen where he sets coffee brewing as he takes a morning shower.
Dressed and finishing his coffee he exits the apartment locking the front door and stepping out onto an elevated concrete path to sloping supports. It services four levels of units and can carry Electric golf carts for quick access around the structure. It alternates between cozy confined stretches and incredible views past apartment buildings ranging from the 215 feet of Jeffs own to the nearly 1000 feet of the larger apartments. The path gently winds its way down to the ground levels where small shops sell all manner of things near exits and apartments garages and utilities are discreetly stored.
A nearby lift will take him down fast, stairs will take him down quickly but he chooses to go for a meandering walk down the concrete street nodding to the few neighbors that are up and around at this early hour of the morning. A small group pf children run shrieking past, one reaches the stairs to go down a level down a level firs and spins around, a grin on her face taunting the others in her victory. The display is met with laughing outrage from her fellows as they catch up and rush down the stairs to the school building sheltered under the enormous hollow pyramid of Units.
A slower walk allows him to meander down to the commercial level, small specialty shops and cafes are opening for the day. The purchase of a muffin and another cup of coffee fills his hands as he stops to eat in one of the Park levels that double as the roof of the building below. Finishing his muffin he proceeds lower down to a set of neat garages at the base interspaced with utility buildings.
Stairs could have taken him there quicker, a ride on a small electric golf cart functioning as internal busses could have too but he felt lie a short walk today. The garage is unlocked and a car is driven on the ring road beneath the lowest level of the apartments. a short trip under the apartments goes past office buildings park and school before emptying onto sunset Bouvard and LA. The peace and calm of the protected environment shatters as he Exits into LA traffic.
