Pico Branch Library / Koning Eizenberg Architecture

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Conceived as a community living room, this branch library engages its park setting to encourage the use of an educational resource in a minority neighborhood. The project was developed with the community in a series of public design workshops which resulted in an inclusive design approach and interactive service strategies that attract families normally reticent to use institutional resources.

UCLA Saxon Suites / Studio E Architects

Daniela Cardenas — Thu, 26 May 2016 13:00:00 +0000

All housing, but student housing especially, benefits from a network of figural and easy to use spaces and circulation to make a sense of place and connection. The site redesign captured the opportunity created by emergency vehicle access to make a “clearing” with a clearly articulated esplanade connecting this site to the larger campus. The new commons straddles this esplanade with gathering spaces. Acknowledging the difficult soil condition, the commons cantilevers more than 30’ over this poor soil making indoor spaces above and outdoor spaces below. The newly reconfigured site now emphasizes community through a multitude of areas that provide chance encounters which are so important to student life.

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Pico Branch Library / Koning Eizenberg Architecture

UCLA Saxon Suites / Studio E Architects