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Mariposa1038 | Lorcan O?Herlihy Architects



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As one of the densest neighborhoods in the country, Los Angeles? Koreatown is at the forefront of changing modes of contemporary urban living. LOHA?s design for Mariposa1038 plays with this burgeoning area?s density with a pure cube extruded to fit tight on its lot, and then formed to gesture back to the public street and surrounding context.
Courtesy of Lorcan O?Herlihy Architects – Photographs : Paul Vu, Minh Tran, Matthew Brush, Lauren Randolf, Jessica Zollman
To blur the distinction between the public and private sphere, LOHA pushed the cube inward on each of its sides, creating curves that grant relief from the sidewalk and return portions of the ground plane to the public realm. Courtesy of Lorcan O?Herlihy Architects – Photographs : Paul Vu, Minh Tran, Matthew Brush, Lauren Randolf, Jessica Zollman
Balconies and window frames project outward to recapture the space between the new geometry and the property edge. Due to the building’s curves, LOHA offers each balcony a unique depth and view. The white skin, reinforcing the purity of the structure’s form, is broken by a rhythm of select black treatment to the protruding boxes.
Courtesy of Lorcan O?Herlihy Architects – Photographs : Paul Vu, Minh Tran, Matthew Brush, Lauren Randolf, Jessica Zollman
Throughout the day, the movement of dark shadows across the white and black facades activates the project with a dynamic sense of consta...
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