Mariposa1038
MARIPOSA1038
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
ARCHITECTS
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
MANUFACTURERS
VELUX Group, Milgard, Miracote
MEP ENGINEER
Budlong & Associates
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Lorcan O'Herlihy
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
Geocon West
CIVIL ENGINEER
Harvey Goodman Civil Engineering
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
LINK Landscape
PD ARCHITECT
Nick Hopson
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Amir Pirbadian, Inc.
PROGRAM
32-Unit Multi-Family Housing
CLIENT
Mana Hale
AWARDS
AIA Los Angeles, Design Award; The American Architecture Prize; AIA California Council, Design Award
DESIGN TEAM
Dana Lydon, Alex Anamos, Donnie Schmidt, Jessica Colangelo, Jennie Matusova
PHOTOGRAPHS
Paul Vu, Minh Tran, Matthew Brush, Lauren Randolf, Jessica Zollman
AREA
68000 ft²
YEAR
2017
LOCATION
Los Angeles, United States
CATEGORY
Apartments
Text description provided by architect.
As one of the densest neighborhoods in the country, Los Angeles’ Koreatown is at the forefront of changing modes of contemporary urban living.
LOHA’s design for Mariposa1038 plays with this burgeoning area’s density with a pure cube extruded to fit tight on its lot, and then formed to gesture back to the public street and surrounding context.
To blur the distinction between the public and private sphere, LOHA pushed the cube inward on each of its sides, creating curves that grant relief from the sidewalk and return portions of the ground plane to the public realm.
Balconies and window frames project outward to recapture the space between the new geometry and the property edge.
Due to the building's curves, LOHA offers each balcony a unique depth and view.
The white skin, reinforcing the purity of the structure's form, is broken by a rhythm of select black treatment to the protruding boxes.
Throughout the day, the movement of dark shadows across the white and black facades activates the project with a dynamic sense of constant rearrangement.
Internally, LOHA’s carved opening creates a central focal point for the building’s interior organization and lets natural light into the courtyard.
The courtyard ribbon draws the eye upwards and creates continuity from floor to floor.
Below the opening, a landscaped planter with integrated bench seating doubles as a rainwater collection system.
All units have exterior access and can be cooled by holistic and sustainable methods of cross ventilation. A rooftop deck provides additional outdoor space and skyline views.
