Tag: John Coats
Structure Precedents Study
Sketch Assignment 1
Alejandro Aravena
Taking 2 towers, this Siamese design merges them into one standing structure while having the 2 separate towers bow out away from the center. The center moment forces the user to walk around and experience the area, while letting lots of natural light into the space. This facade morphs and changes what began as a … Continue reading Alejandro Aravena
PHASE 4 (GROUP POST)
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Phase 3
Using cut up pieces of an old box, slanting them and repeating across the 6"x6" site, I was able to work with the concept of merging multiples of the same space under the same roof to create a sense of "rooms" without using walls or doors. The main concept of this iteration was for the … Continue reading Phase 3
STAR APARTMENTS Michael Maltzan LA, 2014
ARCHITECT: MICHEAL MALTZAN LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 6TH STR. AND MAPLE AVE. TYPE: MIXED-USE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIZE: 95,000 SF; 6-STORIES STATUS: COMPLETED IN 2014 LEED STATUS: LEED FOR HOMES PLATINUM COST: $40 MILLION INTRODUCTION Exploring the possibilities of shared space by pushing the boundaries of privacy. THE ARCHITECT MICHAEL MALTZAN Michael Maltzan was born in 1959 in suburban Long Island, as one … Continue reading STAR APARTMENTS Michael Maltzan LA, 2014
Phase 0: John Coats
I was born in a suburb of Indianapolis called Lawrence, Indiana. Architecture has always interested me but it wasn’t until I took an architecture and civil engineering class in high school that I began to look at it as a possible career path. I initially took the class for civil engineering but ended with architecture … Continue reading Phase 0: John Coats
Hathaway Section - Spring 2020 