housing in the city (2015)

Class: ARCH 302a – Architectural Design III (taught by Andrew Liang)

This housing-focused studio required students to study and design affordable housing in the City of Los Angeles. This exercise proved the importance of understanding demographics and designing with site specificity. Students were tasked to fit a certain amount of units and unit types. Instead of moving vertically, I chose to create a more horizontal formal schematic layout. This would create a more welcoming, community-driven apartment complex and a meandering quality throughout. The form and aggregation of each unit creates an undulating topography on the site. Everyone inherently wants their own home, so each apartment unit is its own two-story standing unit with ample access to private and public outdoor spaces. Designed with the idea of prefabrication of units as an affordable and efficient means of construction.

Pictured: Isometric Site Plan, First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan, Composite Drawing, Section.

Programs used: Rhinoceros, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD.