I'm not sure what you mean by "intended". Please forgive me if I'm repeating information here but I think this answers the question.
I know the photo was taken at the California Department of Transportation HQ (on the parking ramp) with all the other initial promo pictures. (All of the "reflecty" photos in the same post were taken there also as well as

and the shot that also included Guilermo and Carl as well as the main cast with all the red lines which I can't seem to find right now.)
TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE CREDIT has to go too myimmortal who put together a wonderful tour of Moonlight sites
http://www.mickstjohn.net/media/MoonlightTourLowres.pdfFrom that, you'll learn that the California Department of Transportation is kitty-corner from where Gerald Stovsky ran over the doctor.