Helix Lofts

Helix lofts transforms the lower three stories of an existing building in downtown Los Angeles to accommodate eight live-work housing units. Binaries of productive/domestic, public/private, new/old, and neighbor/neighbor are formalized in a system of rotated, interlocking units. Each one is formed as a single helix, tessellated in plan and section with its reciprocal double to create an even exchange of street access, views, and light exposure. The elongation of each coiled unit accommodates polarized zones of productivity and leisure, bound together by a mezzanine space at the center.

UNDERGRADUATE, STUDIO V, SPRING 09
PRIVATE/INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
CRITIC: RICHARD LUNDQUIST