Cloverdale749

This project’s design was informed by parameters derived from a driven market rate strategy that strove to maximize FAR, challenging the architect to celebrate the completeness of the structure’s volume while introducing compelling nuances inside, within, and beyond the building’s envelope. The building is a study in both simplicity and complexity through its use of a white perforated skin. While its whiteness expresses an optimistic clarity, the ridged metal façade becomes an intricately choreographed display of transformable layers. Dependent on viewing and lighting angles, the sheathing reveals and conceals patios and interiors. As the building’s vertical ribbing catches the sun throughout the day, a play of light and shadow occurs. A blurring of interior and exterior spaces is integral to the design of this project. Circulation is pushed to the exterior, eliminating the need for inner hallways. Private open balconies front the street and are articulated by the building’s skin while the rooftop offers patios and roof-decks. The perforated building surface filters a sense of openness into private zones and dilutes the light that enters through clerestories and expansive glazing. Units span multiple floors, and spaces features a complex system of connectivity be it achieved through inner circulation or the spiral stair that extends through balconies and to the roof. From the inside, the large openings frame vistas of the building’s Miracle Mile context and beyond.