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Laura Mishkin

selected works 2024

Buck

Los Angeles, Calif.

Completed fall 2023

While at LMA I had the privilege of working on this LEED Gold six-story office TI from programming to completion. The work includes a new three-story communicating stair, new enclosed meeting rooms and edit bays, a new gender-neutral restroom, new coffee bar and pantries, and an indoor-outdoor lounge.

I worked under a Project Architect and Project Manager and was responsible for aspects of visioning, master planning, design, construction documentation, permitting, and contract administration. I assisted in coordinating the consultant team including structural, MEP, AV/IT/Security, acoustical, lighting, sustainability, interior design, and custom furniture.

Project team: Ben Loescher, Rani Ranade, Laura Mishkin

Photography by Laure Joilet

In our Master Planning phase I created a series of exploded axons to illustrate

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Communicating Stair Scope

I was responsible for drafting construction drawings for the communicating stair scope, which was permitted separately. Existing conditions, new structural elements, and the requirement of shaft construction created unique parameters. The design features a plywood enclosure which terminates in a grand staircase that doubles as a presentation platform.

The plywood enclosure and metal guardrail have a coplanar relationship which required coordination and problem-solving between multiple construction trades.

The required fire-rated stair enclosure provided an opportunity for a monochrome tunnel.

Laura Mishkin

REVEAL MOULDING, PAINTED FINISH, PT5. REFER TO ELEVATION FOR JOINT BTWN ACX PLYWOOD AND STEEL PLATE GUARDRAIL

SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1)

STEEL PLATE

STEEL ANGLE PER STRUCT.

LIGHT GAUGE ATTACHMENT ANGLE HSS STRINGER BEYOND

SPRAY L5 152'-0"

ENCLOSED PORTION OF STAIR SHOWN SHADED

SOLID STEEL PLATE GUARDRAIL

TOP OF STAIR ENCLOSURE: 2HR RATED CEILING ASSEMBLY, REFER TO DETAIL 07

SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD FINISH

SCHEDULED PARTITION

SHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD FINISH

SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD FINISH ENCLOSED PORTION OF STAIR SHOWN SHADED STEEL PLATE GUARDRAIL

B.O. GYPSUM BOARD TO MEET FLAT PORTION OF TOP OF STRINGER

SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD FINISH ENCLOSED PORTION OF STAIR SHOWN SHADED

L5 152'-0"

SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD

NEW BEAM PER STRUCT. WITH 2HR RATED FIRE PROOFING SPRAY

BEAM PER STRUCT. WITH 2HR RATED FIRE PROOFING SPRAY

HSS STRINGER IN ELEVATION

HSS STRINGER PER STRUCT.

HSS STRINGER BEYOND

SCHEDULED PARTITION ENCLOSED PORTION OF STAIR SHOWN SHADED

SCHEDULED PARTITION SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD FINISH

SCHEDULED 2HR RATED ASSEMBLY WITH (1) LAYER 3/4" ACX PLYWOOD FINISH

SCHEDULED PARTITION

An indoor-outdoor garden on Level 6 includes two sets of bifolding doors that open out to a wrap-around balcony and views of downtown LA.

The Coffee Bar millwork intergrates a planter that doubles as a guardrail for the stair opening beyond.

The Gender Neutral Restroom features an oversized washing station to encourage impromptu socializing.

Traction

Los Angeles, Calif.

Completed fall 2023

While at LMA I assisted with permitting and construction documentation for this 40,000 SF adaptive-reuse project that includes retail and restaurant space on the ground floor, office space on the second, and a roof deck above. The project consists of six seismically separated buildings; three new buildings were built and positioned to form a solid perimeter at the street and create a central courtyard.

Detailed coordination with structural engineers was required to design new seismic joints and a roof deck; my responsibilities included developing wall sections and details of custom storefronts, parapets and drainage components, and the roof deck pedestal flooring.

Project

Team: Ben Loescher, David Altchech, Jon Conover, Laura Mishkin

Photography by Michael Kim

Red Dog Saloon

Pioneertown, Calif. Completed 2020

While at LMA I worked closely with restaurant co-owners, consultants, and food/beverage program managers to expeditiously design, re-entitle, permit and restore the historic saloon. After being closed for nearly 30 years, the saloon reopened in summer 2020. My responsibilties included schematic design presentations, construction documentation, permitting, and extensive coordination with County officials to obtain necessary approvals for the building. I assisted in managing the consultant team of structural, MEP, and geotechnical.

Photography by Terrance Williams

Project Team: Ben Loescher, Laura Mishkin

Care was taken to preserve the original wood bartop which features carved inscriptions from (in)famous Pioneertown residents.

Millwork axons and sections helped me convey ideas to the project’s bar consultant.

Record Label TI

Hollywood, Calif.

Est. completion 2025

While at Bestor Architecture I assisted with the interior design for a record label located in an existing landmark circular tower building. Responsibilites included schematic design of a communicating stair, historic lobbies, pantries, and restrooms. I created visuals for client presentations, conducted research about the building’s history for internal use, managed the 3D model, and drafted documentation for coordination with consultants and the AOR.

view from 3rd floor all hands

Laura Mishkin

View toward stair from 3rd floor all hands. The curved slab opening takes cues from the building’s shape.

terrazzo treads in metal pans wood handrails aluminum vertical rods

Core Pantries

Cabinet Option with Cavities

The pantry finishes are influenced by mid-century modern homes and combine warm elements like wood with durable materials like laminate and stacked tile. A curved wood wall screens the pantry from the elevator lobby and mimics the curve of the building’s core.

Pantry Layout Revision

Core Screens

Modular screens are proposed in copy/print stations, restrooms, and hallways to obscure building functions while allowing light to pass through. They are inspired by the metal z-profile louvers that screen the building’s rooftop mechanical equipment and the movable wood slat panels that are found in the recording studios.

Precedent Images

Copy/Print Station Screen

Laura Mishkin

Hallway Screens axon

Athletic Company TI

Beaverton, Oregon

While at Bestor Architecture, I assisted in the design development and documentation for an existing four-story building renovation for a global athletic company. I was responsible for the documentation of a proposed connection between the building’s two wings which uses thin mullions and structural silicone glazed curtain walling.