The design of Block 7B draws inspiration from the industrial quality of the historic site. The building’s massing is informed by its corner location and its relationship with the adjacent tower at Block 7A, designed by Foster + Partners. LMSA worked closely with the Foster team to ensure that the two buildings, which share a mid-block passageway an...
Project name
Power Station Block 7B - Sophie Maxwell Building
Architecture firm
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Design team
Richard Stacy, Mario Russo, Ryan Jang, Emily Wang, Aruna Bolisetty, Katie Huang, Caroline Lebar, Alexa Jacobsen, Anna de Anguera
Collaborators
Developer: Associate Capital. Contractor: Swinerton. Structural: FTF Engineering / MKA. Landscape: Plural. MEP: PAE. Sustainability: Atelier Ten. Civil: CBG Building Company. EBM: Sitco. Acoustical: Salter. Waterproofing: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Lighting: Cirius Engineering
Visualization
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Foster + Partners
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Used Development
The project is situated on land grant farm that has been a family home since the early 1960's. 68 of the 78 acres is tillable and used for row crops. The remaining ten acres is primarily grassland with approximately one acre of woodland. The design and construction project includes the renovation of two buildings and a new shipping container storag...
Project name
Overbrook Overlook
Location
Overbrook, Kansas, USA
Photography
Kelly Callewaert
Design team
Steve McDowell, FAIA
Collaborators
Beena Ramaswami – BNIM (Color / Design Collaborator), Navid Jones (Dining Table), Mary Anne And Steve Mcdowell (Sofa, Loft Ladder), Sheldon Vogt (Casework), Shutters (Steve Mcdowell), Kansas Spray Foam (Insulation), Western States Metal Roofing (Weathering Steel Roofing), Lucas Koch (Stone Cellar Restoration), Cellar Window And Door (Steve Mcdowell)
Structural engineer
Trevor Acorn – Walter P Moore
Environmental & MEP
Tom Simpson – Introba (Mechanical Engineer), Mike Musak (Site / Plumbing), Frank Rhodes (Electrical), Tim Moore (Mechanical)
Material
Steel, Plywood, Glass, Stone
Client
Steve and Mary Anne McDowell
Typology
Residential › House
Tours, Parties, and Martini Lessons. Benefit Modernist Preservation and Documentation. Saturday-Thursday, February 17th-22nd. Among the Palm Springs Modern events to attend are the Modapalooza tours and parties in homes by Modern and contemporary talents: Donald Wexler, FAIA, Craig Ellwood, and Christopher Kennedy.
Title
Modapalooza Celebrating Palm Springs Modernism
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
https://usmodernist.org/modapalooza.htm
Date
Saturday- Thursday, February 17th - 22nd
Venue
Palm Springs, California
Price
Entry Time Options: $65. Modapalooza Parties: $195
Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology from an exclusive haven for business travelers to a warm, welcoming space where all guests can find refuge—to relax, work, refuel, and connect.
Project name
Alaska Airlines Lounge at SeaTac International Airport
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
SeaTac, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue, Ross Eckert, Alaska Airlines
Design team
Brett Baba, Maureen O’Leary, Francesco Borghesi, Andy Brown, Katie Moeller
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Collaborators
SRG Partnership (architect of record). Ricca Design Studios (foodservice consultant). Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington (daylighting consultant). Arup (acoustical engineer). Graypants (entry art wall). Interior Environments (custom furniture and built-in fabrication). Resolute Lighting (lighting fabrication). Spearhead (entry desk fabrication)
Structural engineer
Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Environmental & MEP
Stantec (electrical engineer), Mazzetti (mechanical engineer)
Construction
Hensel Phelps
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Lounge
Situated on a ridge providing stunning views of Mount Diablo and the adjacent hills and valleys. The project involved adding a residential wing to an existing single-story house. The new two-story volume is connected to the original house at an acute angle, which opens the intersecting space by engaging it with the outdoor landscape and distant vie...
Project name
Diablo House
Architecture firm
Terry & Terry Architecture
Location
Danville, United States
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Ivan Terry, Alex Terry
Design team
Ivan Terry, Alex Terry, Naomi Hansen
Structural engineer
Advanced Engineering, Justen Peek
Construction
361 Construction, Sasha Saratlija
Typology
Residential › House
The penthouse features a fifth loft bedroom, with operable skylight, custom built-in millwork, and steel windows imported from England, opens to a mature landscaped garden with serviceberry, crabapple, and juniper trees, rhododendron, blueberries, roses, and mycanthus grasses.
Project name
Tribeca Loft
Architecture firm
Baird Architects
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Photography
Elizabeth Felicella
Principal architect
Matthew Baird
Design team
Bob Estrin, Cassie Speiler
Interior design
HCO INTERIORS LLC
Structural engineer
Severud Associates
Lighting
Baird Architects
Supervision
Baird Architects
Visualization
Baird Architects
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Construction
Perspective Construction
Typology
Residential › Penthouse Loft Apartment
Our site this semester will be in the Wynwood Arts District, a former industrial neighborhood that has emerged as the creative hub of Miami. Attracting visitors from around the world to explore and photograph its internationally renowned street scene, this edgy part of the city is home to the highest concentration of street art in the U.S.
University
California College of Arts
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, V-Ray. 5 Ft physical Model: Laser cut-Birch plywood, painted, glued
Project name
LIFE_ IN BETWEEN
Semester
Second Semester, 2nd year
Location
Wynwood Walls, Miami
Status
Academic Project Proposal
Typology
Public and Private Building
3D Modeling Helps Transform Former Muscle & Fitness Office Into a Modern Research Lab. The former Los Angeles epicenter of global bodybuilding is now a leading biotech laboratory devoted to regenerative medicine and therapeutic drug delivery.
