2023
SLICE OF WESTLAKE
LIBRARY & HOUSING - MIXED USE
2022
REINVENTING LIVE WORK
HOXTON HOTEL PRESERVATION - MIXED USE
2021
HOLLYWOOD APARTMENTS
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
LUKEN’S RESIDENCE ADU
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Slice of WeStlake iS a library and houSing hybrid building that focuSeS on engaging the WeStlake community through education, technology, and opportunitieS. thiS Site on W 7th St and S park VieW St iS Surrounded by many SchoolS and the population conSiStS of many homeleSS and loW income indiVidualS and familieS. for thiS reaSon, i Wanted to introduce a community center that offerS an expanSion of knoWledge and opportunitieS for theSe indiVidualS, aS Well aS affordable houSing for thoSe loW income familieS. it conSiStS of four library StorieS that includeS a cafe, reSource center, multipurpoSe room, book collectionS, and reading areaS. then there are four affordable houSing StorieS that include three tWo bedroom unitS, eight one bedroom unitS and eight Studio unitS. the building Would emphaSize togetherneSS and act aS an extenSion of macarthur park, Which formally iS done through a Stacking method that created terraceS. thiS method alloWS for there to be balconieS for interaction in the public SpaceS, and that concept WaS carried into the deSign for thiS project.
GROUP PROJECT: NAZ ISMAEL, GABRIELLA MURGUIA & MOLLY O’CONNOR
thiS iS a mixed-uSe, liVe-Work apartment propoSal conSiSting of three floorS of retail, three floorS of officeS, and fifteen floorS of apartment and liVe-Work unitS. With the pandemic, many haVe realized the importance of haVing a good WorkSpace at home. there iS alSo a need for apartmentS in loS angeleS. With a liVe-Work unit, one can haVe a loft-Style apartment that completely SeparateS the liVing and Working areaS of an apartment, Without haVing to leaVe the building. in addition to the liVe Work loftS are one-bedroom apartment unitS. there are, alSo, Some office unitS underneath, Which can be a conVenient option if their office iS in that building. the bottom three floorS are arranged in a modular faShion, in Which organic blockS Sit on top of each other, creating terraceS and balconieS in unuSual WayS. thiS curVature from the retail floorS continue on to the apartment unitS, Which create lounge areaS and SpaceS for the reSidentS. in termS of connection With the hoxton, the alley Which WaS once in betWeen the hoxton and the Site haS tranSformed into a pathWay for reSidentS, aS Well aS increaSed outdoor Seating. another connection iS at the top floor of the hoxton, gueStS, perhapS clientS of Some buSineSS Within the building can Walk oVer. the materiality of the neW propoSal iS reminiScent of the hoxton. the building iS a light beige, Similar to the top and bottom of the hoxton. Some elementS are a red broWn, Similar to the hotel’S brick, but iS actually Wood.
LEVEL 7
LEVELS 8-12
LEVEL 13
LEVELS 15 & 21
LEVELS 17 & 23
LEVELS 19 & 25
LEVELS 14 & 20
LEVELS 16 & 22
LEVELS 18 & 24
LIVE WORK LOFT UNIT AXON
1 BED 1 BATH UNIT AXON
for thiS mixed uSed houSing propoSal, the target audience iS loW to medium income indiVidualS, coupleS, and familieS Who are looking for an affordable apartment. there are 15 Studio unitS, 15 one bedroom unitS, 10 tWo bed tWo bathS unitS, and 5 toWnhouSe unitS. the ground floor conSiStS of retail SpaceS, Such aS reStaurantS and a cafe for public uSe, aS Well aS Some amenitieS for reSidentS including a gym, laundry room, and bike Storage. the complex conSiStS of tWo Separate buildingS that create an interior courtyard on the podium leVel and a commercial Space tunnel on the ground leVel. the center courtyard and ground leVel are meant to create a SenSe of community betWeen the reSidentS and the reSt of the city’S reSidentS that are juSt paSSing through.
for thiS adu propoSal, the luken’S houSe reSidentS decide to build an adu to rent out to family or friendS. the adu haS a Separate entrance in order to create Some Sort of diStinction and priVacy betWeen the tWo homeS. the backyard garden, hoWeVer, iS Still Shared by the tWo homeS in order to create a SenSe of community. reSidentS and ViSitorS enter from the Street into the priVate entrance, once inSide the home, they enter into a hall that leadS to the dining room and openS to the StairS and liVing room. the kitchen iS adjacent to the liVing room. upStairS are tWo bedroomS, one bathroom, a Study, and a balcony that lookS out to the Shared backyard.
