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KoningEizenberg

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Locations & Contacts

  • 1454 25th Street
    Suite #2
    Santa Monica, CA 90404
    Rayne Laborde Ruiz
    [email protected]
    (424) 220-2560

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Team

  • Julie Eizenberg
  • Hank Koning

Firm Description

Much of Los Angeles’ multi-unit mixed-use housing is characterized by formulaic streetwall massing. The design for this 249 unit transit-oriented development rethinks the formula by breaking the street wall to offer a more sustainable, informal, and neighborly vision. The Park’s courtyards open up views for the neighbors, facilitate breezes, and expand greenery and light along the street. They also establish a strong visual and social connection between housing above and street life below. A string of public open spaces activate the connection between the light rail station and neighborhood. Faceting the building envelope extended unit views and is one of two key facade treatments used in the design. It is replaced on south facing elevations by a layered assembly that provides shade as it expands a sense of distance between buildings. A steel prefabricated moment frame conxtech reduced construction time by 3 months to cost-effectively achieve the desired modulation and flexible unit planning. The signature rooftop space offers residents a welcoming retreat with ocean views, planting, and photovoltaic shade canopies. Planting does double duty by reducing the urban heat island effect and insulating the building.

Projects

  1. The Park

    The Park

    Santa Monica, CA

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