California, once the epitome of car culture, is now leading the green movement, transitioning away from the internal combustion engine and to some extent the car—and having to rethink how we live, as this extraordinary urban planning manifesto explores.
Title
Renewing the Dream: The Mobility Revolution and the Future of Los Angeles
Author
Edited by James Sanders, Preface by Nik Karalis, Contributions by Frances Anderton and Donald Shoup and Mark Valliantos
Category
Architecture - Urban & Land Use Planning
Buy
https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847873296
Size
10.32 x 1.08 x 11.25 inches
“Content is not going anywhere. There is still a market for sound stages. New, more technologically advanced ones, along with legacy stages, are eventually going to be filled,” said Tima Bell, Assoc. AIA, founding partner of Relativity Architects, to a group of developers and Hollywood executives recently.
Written by
Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA, Taylor & Company
Photography
Canadian Studios, Canada, designed by Relativity Architects. Rendering courtesy of Relativity Architects
One of major design requests the client required was a home with lots of natural light. Achievable on the exterior façade, we also wanted to light the center portion of the house. A linear split (continuous linear skylight) was introduced down the buildings length to allow for natural light to seep into the center of the house.
Project name
Santa Monica Residence
Architecture firm
(fer) Studio – 1159 East Hyde Park Blvd, Inglewood Ca 90302 310-672-4749 www.ferstudio.com [ Mercier Architects Inc., (fer) studio dba]
Location
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Principal architect
Founder/President: Christopher L. Mercier
Design team
Project Architect: Justin Williams & Matt Mojica. Team: Richard Soils, Elieen Tang
Interior design
Vinh Diep - www.diepinc.com , 525 North Sycamore Avenue, Unit 320
Civil engineer
OBANDO AND ASOCIATES, INC - http://www.obandoandassociates.com/ , 4640 Admiralty Way Suite 500, Marina Del Rey Ca 90282
Structural engineer
JOHN LABIB + ASSOCIATES - www.labibse.com , 209 E. El Segundo Blvd. El Segundo, Ca 90245
Environmental & MEP
Design Build by General Contractor
Landscape
[PLACE] http://plac-e.com/, 324 Sunset Avenue Suite E, Venice, California, 90291
Visualization
(fer) Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Kibo Group, Inc - http://kibo.com , 256 26th St Ste 201, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Material
Wood Framing & Steel structure with concrete foundations. Façade – Veneer Face Brick, Smooth Stucco, Metal siding facia Panels, black stained Cedar siding. Interiors – Exposed painted Steel structure, painted gypsum board, walnut doors, frames and base boards, porcelain tile (1st floor) and ¾” walnut plank flooring (2nd floor)
Typology
Residential › Single Family House
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
This is a modern house on the topside of the hills, It is a big mansion far from the city! A house with a lot of wide windows and balconies, with a view of a lifetime.
Project name
Dessus Mansion
Architecture firm
Amin Moazzen
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Tools used
Leonardo.AI, Adobe Photoshop, Firefly.AI
Principal architect
Amin Moazzen
Visualization
Amin Moazzen
Typology
Residential › House
An urban landscape inside a former airplane parts storage warehouse accommodates an eclectic series of uses for a Los Angeles area private school, while at the same time providing an inspirational series of intervening spaces to enrich the student experience.
Project name
Crossroads Arts and Athletics Facilities
Architecture firm
LOC Architects
Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Principal architect
Poonam Sharma
Design team
Ali Jeevanjee, Tessa Forde
Structural engineer
Miyamoto International
Tools used
Revit, Enscape 3D
Construction
Douglass Design Build
Material
Concrete, marine plywood, polycarbonate
Client
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Typology
Educational › Warehouse Conversion
A neighborhood restaurant from Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis (chef-owners of Bestia and Bavel) located in the heart of East Hollywood, Saffy’s celebrates its middle eastern flavors and design while honoring its Los Angeles heritage. NCA Studio worked closely with the owner and interior designer to bring their ‘70s era Moroccan design into the hi...
Project name
Saffy’s Restaurant
Architecture firm
NCA Studio, Inc.
Location
East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Photography
Joseph Weaver
Principal architect
NCA Studio, Inc.
Design team
Nicky Kaplan Interiors, Genevieve Gergis, NCA Studio, Inc.
Interior design
Nicky Kaplan Interiors
Structural engineer
Structural Focus
Environmental & MEP
EMC Engineering
Client
Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Arshia Architects proudly introduces RO54, perched on a hilltop in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Los Angeles basin
Architecture firm
Arshia Architects
Location
1254 Roberto Ln, Bel Air, California, USA
Photography
Paul Vu, Yuheng Huang, Renee Parkhurst
Principal architect
Arshia Mahmoodi
Design team
Arshia Mahmoodi (Design Principal), Xinlei Li (Project Manager, Project Designer), Yuheng Huang (Project Designer), Fang Cui (Project Designer), Ruby Wu (Project Designer), Zhishan Liu (Project Designer)
Collaborators
Mike Parsee (Project Developer), Hillside Inspections, Inc (Soils Engineer)
Interior design
Arshia Architects
Completion year
June 2022
Civil engineer
GreyStone Engineering Group Inc.
Structural engineer
BOLD Engineer & Associates Inc.
Environmental & MEP
GMEP Engineers
Landscape
Arshia Architects
Lighting
Arshia Architects
Construction
Domaen Build Inc
Material
Substructure: Exposed structural concrete retaining walls with integral pigment (graphite iron oxide). Superstructure: Structural steel with light gauge steel framing infill and wood joist framing. Exterior Shell: CNC milled High-Density Urethane (HDU) boards coated with mineral plaster. Interior Wall Surfaces: Painted drywall, walnut wood veneer, exposed pigmented concrete, marble slabs. Floor Material: Plaster, Engineered walnut wood flooring
Typology
Residential › House
