Article source: Predock Frane Architects

DESIGN INTENT: Working within the context of a for-profit MUR creates a particular set of parameters; programmatic, physical, and client/cost informed. Our solution is two 4-story buildings placed parallel to the street. Between them is a courtyard, reached via a tunnel through the first building, accommodating shared public space and circulation. The simple cubic shape of the buildings allowed for greater project resources to be deployed to the sectional relations within the units. The separation into two buildings allows half of the unit’s access to light on three sides.

Image Courtesy Predock Frane & Elon Schoenholz

• Architects: Predock Frane Architects
• Project: Habitat 15
• Location: Hollywood, California
• Client : Habitat LLC
• Contractor : Architype Construction
• Engineer : SGH
• Landscape: Bentgrass
• Project Completion: SUMMER 2009
• Project Size: 39,000 SF
• Photography: Predock_Frane and Elon Schoenholz
• Software used: AutoCAD and Rhino

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