11NOHO. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa
28/12/2021.
[North Hollywood - CA] USA
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Los Angeles-based architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa designed this 60-unit North Hollywood building, with affordable housing, in a prosperous area of the city to facilitate the insertion of low-wage workers and also contribute to reducing the shortage of housing in Los Angeles.
The project increases its density taking advantage of the urban planning regulations of the city of Los Angeles, which allow the increase in density per acre if the development includes a percentage of housing for people with low resources.
The project increases its density taking advantage of the urban planning regulations of the city of Los Angeles, which allow the increase in density per acre if the development includes a percentage of housing for people with low resources.
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa. Photograph by Tara Wujcik
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Construction floor plan. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa.
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Construction sections. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa.
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Construction details. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa.
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Parking and retail, ground floor plan. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa.
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Elevation. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa.
Elevation. 60 Unit Mixed-use Inclusionary Housing by Brooks + Scarpa.
Brooks + Scarpa designed the residential building taking advantage of the traditional typology of "Courtyard apartments" that have a rich history throughout southern California ranging from Irving Gill’s 1918 Horatio Court to the classic post-World War ll Spanish Colonial Revival Ambrose Gardens.
The design is conceived as a carved and permeable cube that takes advantage of the best of social life around a patio. In addition, without sacrificing privacy and security, 11NOHO eschews the typical neighborhood defensive apartment buildings with solid walls and fences and opens up to the city as a beacon in the neighborhood that celebrates social space by de-emphasizing private space.
The design is conceived as a carved and permeable cube that takes advantage of the best of social life around a patio. In addition, without sacrificing privacy and security, 11NOHO eschews the typical neighborhood defensive apartment buildings with solid walls and fences and opens up to the city as a beacon in the neighborhood that celebrates social space by de-emphasizing private space.
Project description by Brooks + Scarpa
Offering shelter and comfort, 11NOHO eschews the typical neighborhood defensive apartment buildings with solid walls and fences in favor of a carved-out cube, a beacon in the neighborhood that celebrates social space by de-emphasizing private space. Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 60 apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other and the street below.
Courtyard apartments have a rich history throughout southern California ranging from Irving Gill’s 1918 Horatio Court to the classic post-World War ll Spanish Colonial Revival Ambrose Gardens.
According to Ken Bernstein, director of preservation issues at the Los Angeles Conservancy, "a lot of the courtyard apartments build during this time, especially in Hollywood and West Hollywood, was part of a search for indigenous architecture,” he says, as much as an attempt to create neighborliness. More than any other multi-dwelling housing, courtyard apartments, “make you feel like you belong to a place.” For people living around the courtyard, the space provides a sense of safety and privacy; the courtyard is a quasi-public space that mediates between the home and the street. For the city at large, the courtyard is an urbane housing type that fits well into neighborhoods.
The courtyard is only one aspect of a successful design. 11NOHO builds on this local housing typology, but unlike those earlier traditional buildings, it is more idiosyncratic - creating increased security, privacy and openness while connecting to the greater community outside the building walls. Being located one block from the Hollywood freeway in the emerging NOHO Arts District this mixed-use structure also includes 3000 square feet of retail and 12 units set aside for low-income tenants. By including affordable housing within this market-rate project it allowed the developer to take advantage of California State Assembly Bill AB763 for increased height and density, increasing the project density from an area average of 20.64/DU/A to more than 90 units/acre. This much needed affordable housing provides poor and disadvantaged populations housing in an affluent area of town where low wage workers are critical but unable to afford to live. It also contributes to much needed housing stock in short supply in Los Angeles.
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Architects
Project team
Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA – Lead Designer, Principal-in-Charge, Angela Brooks, FAIA, Dionicio Ichillumpa, Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, Iliya Muzychuk, Fui Srivikorn, Eleftheria Stavridi, Diane Thepkhounphithack, Yimin Wu, Arty Vartanyan.
Collaborators
Structural Engineer.- Labib Funk Engineering.
MEP Engineering.- IDS Group.Civil Engineering.- Barbara Hall.
Landscape Architect.- Brooks + Scarpa with Tina Chee.
General Contractor
Hillock Land Company, Danny Kradjian.
Area
110,550 sq. ft. (28,600 sf site area, 96DU/acre).
Dates
2021.
Cost
$12.8 mil. / € 11.3 mill.
Location
11311 Camarillo Street, North Hollywood, CA, USA.
Photography
Tara Wujcik, Jeff Durkin, Lawrence Scarpa.
Angela Brooks, Lawrence Scarpa. Brooks + Scarpa
Brooks + Scarpa is a collective of architects, designers and creative thinkers dedicated to enhancing the human experience. Honored with the 2014 Smithsonian Cooper- Hewitt National Design Award, the firm is a multi-disciplinary practice.
Founded in 1991 as Pugh + Scarpa, the firm changed its name in 2010 to reflect the current leadership under Angela Brooks, FAIA and Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA. Today, Brooks + Scarpa is a 25 person interdisciplinary practice involved in rigorous design and research that yields innovative, iconic buildings and urban environments.
With more than one hundred significant national and international awards and thousands of publications awards include; the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, National and State of California American Institute of Architects Firm Award, The Lifetime Achievement Award from AIA California Council and Interior Design Magazine, Architectural Record Houses, Architectural Record Interiors, The World Habitat Award and The Rudy Brunner Prize.
The firm’s work has been exhibited worldwide including venues such as The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, The National Building Museum, Portland Museum of Art, the Gwanju Bienale and has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Founded in 1991 as Pugh + Scarpa, the firm changed its name in 2010 to reflect the current leadership under Angela Brooks, FAIA and Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA. Today, Brooks + Scarpa is a 25 person interdisciplinary practice involved in rigorous design and research that yields innovative, iconic buildings and urban environments.
With more than one hundred significant national and international awards and thousands of publications awards include; the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, National and State of California American Institute of Architects Firm Award, The Lifetime Achievement Award from AIA California Council and Interior Design Magazine, Architectural Record Houses, Architectural Record Interiors, The World Habitat Award and The Rudy Brunner Prize.
The firm’s work has been exhibited worldwide including venues such as The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, The National Building Museum, Portland Museum of Art, the Gwanju Bienale and has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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