sporty los angeles
with the upcoming LA Olympics in 2028, the opportunity to create a new housing complex as the Olympic village was explored in designing co-living complexes
fall 2024
situated near SOFI stadium, this project houses 80 residents, starting as part of an Olympic village, to then transition into residential co-living housing
massing processstructure on bottom left of drawing standing amongst other co-living projects designed by peers to make up part of studio-wide villagethe plan of the floors are programmed through digression of privacy, with the circulation space being the most public in the front, and the bedrooms in the back being the most private. this created a sort of “striping effect” in plan
2 bedroom plan
3 bedroom plan
4 bedroom plan
5 bedroom plan
The building’s elevations tell a story of contrasting identities, in sequence of the privacy progression in plan. The front, with its glass facade, is an intricate blend of intersecting systems, suggesting openness and complexity. In contrast, the back elevation adopts a more bleak, symmetrical arrangement of windows evoking a sense of order, and privacy.
This shift invites reflection on whether the design’s intent has been fully realized or if the simplicity of the back elevation subtly tempers the bold expression of the front
the glass part on the north side of the building serves as the spot of all circulation and thus socialization, through different elements within
BALCONIES
STAIRSSLIDING DOORS each unit is accessed through sliding doors, on polycarbonate, creating a more flowy circulation between the balcony/hallway space into the unit, leaving what is private or public up to the occupant based on use of dooreach unit is given its own respective balcony or "garden" looking out the glass enclosure. size of this balcony correlates to the number of occupants per unit. the winding stairway acts as the main circulation for elevating in the structure, becoming a point of socialization and interactionas seen in section, the ground floor features an elevation change, for the designated work areas for residents. this separates from the retail, and more public, spaces of the ground floor. further, the ground floor features no units, only shared, public spaces for residents of the building and overall community to access.
