Giant Interactive Group Corporate Headquarters, Shanghai, China
Architect: Morphosis Architects
Situated amid existing canals and a new man made lake, the undulating office building interacts with an augmented ground plane, joining architecture to landscape, and environment to site.
Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Architect: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
The Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) has accomplished some of the most revolutionary breakthroughs in the history of aeronautics. This 33,000 square foot renovation of the department’s laboratories, conference rooms, and common spaces acknowledges these past achievements while also suggesting the multitude of exciting directions for its future.
The Mobile Dwelling Cube, Oakland, CA
Architect: SPACEFLAVOR
The cube responds to the client’s desire for balancing his personal and professional life in his live/work loft with its mobility, flexibility and efficiency. It manifests the fundamental principle of Feng Shui: ever-changing and rebalancing of Yin and Yang.
Naka House, Los Angeles, CA
Architect: XTEN Architecture
Naka House is an abstract remodel of a 1960?s hillside home located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills. The existing home was built as a series of interconnected terraced spaces on the downslope property. Due to geotechnical, zoning and budget constraints the foundations and building footprint were maintained in the current design. The interior was completely reconfigured however, and the exterior was opened up to the hillside views and the natural beauty of the surroundings.
639 Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Architect: Rios Clementi Hale Studios
This house is an abstract remodel of a 1960′s hillside home located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills, just below the Hollywood sign. To the South and West are views of the Beachwood Canyon; to the East is a protected natural ravine, with a view of Griffith Park Observatory in the distance.
Canyon Residence, Santa Monica, CA
Architect: Lehrer Architects
King Residence, Santa Monica, CA
Architect: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Most single family residences in Los Angeles present in impersonal, formal façade and front yard that, while superficially pleasant, create a strict wall between the life within the house and the community at large. By contrast, this single family residence offers the modern equivalent of a big front porch – a space that says: “Come visit. We want to know our neighbors.” For that reason, it offers a refreshing alternative for the single family house – one that preserves the idea of the detached home and the necessary private spaces within it, but also provides a more urban, communally-oriented focus.
1020 Pine, San Francisco, CA
Architect: Kennerly Architecture & Planning
On a tiny parcel in downtown San Francisco, this 6 story infill building draws upon the spirit of the City’s fine-grained urbanism to create eight luminous dwellings and an optimistic vision for urban living. Sustainable design strategies enhance the spatial qualities and reduce life-cycle costs of the building.
St. Thomas the Apostle School, Los Angeles, CA
Architect: Griffin Enright Architects
This K-8 catholic grade school is located in a densely populated part of the city on an extremely small site. The basic strategy is to accomplish maximum effect with resourceful design strategies. The project is extremely cost- effective and employed an economy of means by turning every constraint on the project into an architectural opportunity. It was completed at ½ the cost of comparable LAUSD schools.
San Francisco Airport Terminal 2, San Francisco, CA
Architect: Gensler Architects
The project is a renovation of the airport’s original 1950’s terminal which was last renovated in 1981 as an international terminal. It was then closed in 2001 when a new international terminal was built. The now newly renovated domestic terminal has been expanded to 14 gates from 10 and is currently home to two airlines. This airport is also an accredited museum and the design highlights unique art work and installations by world-renowned artists.