The long awaited return of residents to downtown Los Angeles presents three major challenges. One is to mitigate the excessive energy consumption required to stay cool in this sweltering urban environment. The second is to find a way to have outdoor space to enjoy the indoor-outdoor California lifestyle in a dense urban environment.
Project name
Chung King Courtyard
Architecture firm
LOC Architects
Location
Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Photography
Christopher Culltion
Principal architect
Ali Jeevanjee & Poonam Sharma
Design team
Ali Jeevanjee & Poonam Sharma
Structural engineer
MBM, INC.
Construction
LOC Architects
Visualization
LOC Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Illustrator
Material
Concrete, marine plywood, aluminum, glass
Client
Ali Jeevanjee, Poonam Sharma
Typology
Residential › Mixed-use
Leveraging off the shelf products to create bespoke results, and detailed with an (obsession) for light, materiality and craft, this tenant improvement transforms an existing 8,000-square-feet of built office space and adjacent 5,000-square-feet of vacant space into a single workplace, organized around distinct functional zones to meet the diverse...
Project name
Financial Investment Company Headquarters
Architecture firm
TEF Design
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Principal architect
Douglas Tom
Design team
Douglas Tom, FAIA, Principal in Charge. Bobbie Fisch, Consulting Design Principal. Jennifer Tulley, AIA, Project Architect. Paul Loeffler, Lead Project Designer. Gretchen Korsmo, Team. Rebecca Cisneros, Team. Paul Leveritza, Team
Collaborators
Millwork: Commercial Casework; Acoustic Consulting: Arup
Interior design
TEF Design
Lighting
Architecture + Light
Construction
BCCI Builders
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
A San Francisco family asked us to help them expand an existing property near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees.
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Principal architect
Gregory Faulkner
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, AIA, Principal. Christian Carpenter, LA, Project Architect. Jenna Shropshire, Project Manager. Ann Darby, AIA, Architect
Collaborators
Surveyor: Webb Land Surveying, Inc. Geotechnical: Nortech Geotechnical Consultants. Title 24: Monterey Energy Group
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering
Construction
Jim Morrison Construction
Typology
Residential › House
For over 40 years, San Francisco University High School (SFUHS) has excelled as a leader in secondary education in the Bay Area, building strong and deepening ties among its students, teachers, administrators, families, alumni, and the larger community. This will be the school’s first ground-up project, which will support reorganizing and re-energi...
Project name
University High School California Street Campus
Architecture firm
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Design team
William Leddy. Aaron Thornton. Frances Kwong. Jasen Bohlander. Aruna Bolisetty. Chris Detjen. Sara Sepandar
Collaborators
Contractor: Truebeck Construction. Structural Engineer: Forell Elsesser. MEP/Lighting Engineer: PAE/LUMA. Civil Engineer: Luk and Associates. Landscape Architect: In Situ landscape Architecture. Food Service: Patrick Stein and Associates. Dry Utilities: Urban Design Consulting Engineers
Visualization
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Client
San Francisco University High School (SFUHS)
Typology
Educational › University Campus
This is a modern house on the topside of the hills, It is a big mansion far from the city! A house with a lot of wide windows and balconies, with a view of a lifetime.
Project name
Dessus Mansion
Architecture firm
Amin Moazzen
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Tools used
Leonardo.AI, Adobe Photoshop, Firefly.AI
Principal architect
Amin Moazzen
Visualization
Amin Moazzen
Typology
Residential › House
On the edge of John McLaren Park and adjacent to the Sunnydale and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods, the new Herz Recreation Center will connect people to the park and to each other.
Project name
Herz Recreation Center
Architecture firm
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Design team
Marsha Maytum, Gregg Novicoff, Corey Schnobrich, Sara Sepandar, Dominique Elie, Ian Ashcraft-Williams, Jasen Bohlander, Sally Lape, Aruna Bolisetty, Kirk Nelson, Chris Longman, Lindsey Trogdon
Visualization
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Client
City of San Francisco Recreation and Park Development with Mercy California and Related
Typology
Recreation Center
Nestled into an east facing bluff of the Tiburon Peninsula, the two-story residence provides sweeping views of San Francisco Bay while acting as a natural buffer from the road and neighboring houses. Inspired by the client’s appreciation for art and nature, the residence incorporates bold architectural features that convey the element of surprise t...
Project name
Tiburon Bay View Residence
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Location
Marin County, California
Design team
Brooks Walker, Principal. Anne Griffes, Project Manager. Anja Hämäläinen, Job Captain
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Landscape
SCDA and Strata Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Eric Johnson Associates
Construction
Van Acker Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled into a steep hillside, the 1,800-square-foot residence was designed for low visual and environmental impact on the surrounding landscape. Disguised by its low profile and green roof, the home invites sweeping 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding rolling hills through a generous amount of sliding glass and expansive decks, w...
Project name
Off-Grid Guest House
Architecture firm
ANACAPA Architecture in collaboration with Willson Design
Location
Central Coast, California, USA
Photography
Erin Feinblatt
Principal architect
Dan Weber, Architect
Interior design
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
Civil engineer
Braun & Associates
Structural engineer
Ashley & Vance Engineering
Landscape
Danielle Gaston
Construction
Curtis Homes
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
