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
The Copper Harbor house is perched on the shore of Lake Superior, nestled in a forested lot on the edge of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Built to withstand the harshest conditions, this house is a place to shelter from snow and wind: a private refuge built to experience the natural beauties of the site.
Project name
Copper Harbor
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Location
Copper Harbor, Michigan, USA
Photography
Kes Efstathiou
Principal architect
Tom Lenchek, Principal, PBW Architects
Design team
o James Efstathiou, Project Architect, PBW Architects. o Taylor Proctor, Architect, PBW Architects
Structural engineer
Quantum Consulting Engineers
Construction
Hyaline Builders
Material
Roof: standing seam metal. Siding: rusted corrugated steel. Floors: concrete. Interior ceilings and walls: Baltic birch plywood
Typology
Residential › House
This project to reimagine the shared spaces of the office building at 179 Lincoln was formed around a balance of old and new: we unearthed and amplified the building’s rich history while creating spaces that are responsive to the needs of the post-pandemic workplace.
Project name
Leather Factory
Architecture firm
Atelier Cho Thompson
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Principal architect
Atelier Cho Thompson
Design team
Ming Thompson, Keith Appleby, Christina Cho Yoo, Marie Corriveau
Interior design
Atelier Cho Thompson
Structural engineer
McNamara Salvia
Environmental & MEP
C3 Boston
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Located across the Willamette River from downtown Portland, the YARD is a 21-story, 343,100-square-foot mixed-use apartment building that rises above the famous Burnside Bridge. The roof of the podium elevates a native planted landscape to the level of the bridge to create a shared community landscape environment, while its folded roof shape abstra...
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Maria Lamb, Stephen Miller, Brian Walker Lee
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Creative Director / Principal Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal. Susan Barnes, Project Lead. Nathan Cox, Project Architect. Jill Asselineau Project Architect. Josh Ashcroft, Designer. Ben Porto, Designer. Stephen Miller, Visualization. Amy DeVall, Interior Designer. Mark Nye, Project Lead. Jim Henry, Project Architect. Jon DeLeonardo, Architect. Marian Jones, Architect. Katy Krider, Lead Interior Designer. Hiroki Abe, Designer
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Geotechnical Engineer: GeoDesign Inc. Surveyor: Blue Dot Group. Acoustical Consultant: SSA Acoustics, LLP. Building Envelope Consultant: The Façade Group, LLC. Environmental Graphics: Open Studio Collective
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis - Inc.
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
PAE Consulting Engineers
Lighting
LUMA Lighting Design
Construction
Andersen Construction
Visualization
Stephen Miller
Material
9Wood / Ceilings and panels. Lapchi Carpets / Rugs. Stephen Kenn Loft / Couch. Arcadia Curtain Wall and Storefront. Guardian Glass
Client
Key Development Corporation
Typology
Residential › Mixed-use Development
Middle-Income Housing Community Breaks Ground in Colorado’s Vail Valley. Seeking an attainable residential-community solution on a rustic parcel near prominent Colorado ski resorts, developer Peritus Ventures teamed with design firm McIntosh Poris Architects to research viable options for workforce housing.
Photography
McIntosh Poris Architects
A prominent congregation on Philadelphia’s Main Line, the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church has been a local landmark in Bryn Mawr since its foundation and holds a central location on Montgomery Avenue. The campus is oriented around six religious and non-religious buildings constructed successively between 1911 and 1990.
Project name
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Architecture firm
Voith & Mactavish Architects
Location
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Photography
Jeffrey Totaro
Principal architect
Daniela Holt Voith
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
The Choctaw Casino is the latest of 8 total casinos spread across the state of Oklahoma. With over 716 rooms and 4,257 linear feet of railing, the stunning views of VIVA Railings CUBE™ Glass Railing make it truly one of a kind experience.
Project name
Choctaw Casino
Architecture firm
JCJ Architecture
Location
Durant, Oklahoma, USA
Photography
VIVA Railings (https://vivarailings.com)
Principal architect
Peter N. Stevens
Design team
Tutor Perini Building Company
Collaborators
Robert Williams, Superintendent / Steve Trujillo, Superintendent / Dustin Genslinger, Superintendent. Tepco Glass - Dallas, TX
Completion year
January 2022
Civil engineer
Martin/Martin
Material
CUBE™ Stainless Steel Railing System and iRAIL™ LED Linear Illuminated Railing
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
