PROJECT INFO

Scope: New Single-Family Residence

Location: City of Beverly Hills

Size: 13,500 sf

Status: Under Development

PROJECT description: 

Through conversations with the client, it was mutually agreed that designing a building unique to its context and taking advantage of the most up-to-date technologies in building performance and construction would be the aim of this project.

This objective directed our conceptual design towards performance-based automotive and marine architecture. We specifically looked at how hydrodynamics and aerodynamics can influence forms and contribute to the physical and psychological mobility of the occupants. We entrusted an important asset in the design of land and marine vessels, that could benefit architecture at this scale when replicated to a larger envelope. The spaces became fluid and directional to circulation, the same as they would in response to a liquid or gaseous flow. Through our studies, we surmised lessons of efficiency and performance that were adopted by the design. The design’s holistic approach integrated spatial forms, colors, textures, lights, and even ambient sounds in an effort to naturally energize and comfort its occupants while balancing the efficiency of material, resources, and energy. The project aims to be in flux with its environment and to minimize its reliance on artificial conditioning, site water runoff, and energy consumption by its utilization of intelligent systems distribution and its effective use of natural resources such as air flow, daylighting, and greywater/stormwater recycling.

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