Issue No. 4, Spring 2021
Team Andy Guingab Anna Mendoza Aram Chahbazian Ariel Abalos Armine Movsesyan Beverly Christiansen Bob Collins Bowen Wu Bryan Walker Camila Salazar Chi Oberlander Chris Williams Cory Bitting Courtney Ward Dan Schmid Daniel Lee Daryl Francis David Moreno Desiree Kelley Disi Fan Doreen Wong Ed Raspa Eileen Won Eric Olsen Flavia Griffin Frank Pasker Gail Dyer George Gooding Gevo Aelian Gilbert Anguiano Gus Quintana Harold Ornelas Henry Lee Hiba Brewster Irwin Yau James Yow Jerrin Chu Jim Liu Joann Chan Jocelyn Hernandez John Fricano Jonas Simkus Jonathan Ly Jonathan Rolf Juan Soria
Katie Rosso Ken Soudani Kevin Buchta Laura Highcove Lawrence Won Leslie Breibart Leslie Ton Lindsey Johnson Lisa Fraga Lisa Ignacio Lisa Majchrzak Ly Moser Mable Chung Mary De La Cruz May Ren Melissa Logan Michael Charette Michelle Chronis Mike Cox Mike Fowler Morgan Atkins Natalie Park Nicole Dudley Paul Adamson Paul Anderson Paul Medel Paul Veloz Radziah Loh Rafael Salas Rand Williams Robert Valdez Sandy Chung Soufiane Bedda Steve Hutson Susan Spohn Sylvia Na Tak Katsuura Teresa Ruiz Thanh Vuong Theresa Bort Thomas Cox Tim Mustard Vic Raskovsky Wahid Yonus Wini Wang
Base Team Anna Mendoza Armine Movsesyan Eric Olsen Harold Ornelas Melissa Logan
Each project’s design starts from a central concept,
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At project commencement, a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) meeting is held with the Studio Director, Senior Designer, and key leadership within TCA. Questions are asked about the site, program, and building type, as a means to help avoid common pitfalls and to start the process off in the right direction.
1-2 Daily desk crits play an important role in TCA’s process. These critiques typically involve the project team, however, often times they also include other team members at TCA. The intent is to provide detailed, project-specific review and commentary to improve the overall design.
MERCY 6TH STREET Modular design for a good cause
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CUMULUS T.O.D reshaping neighborhood design
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HANOVER NORTHGATE Bipartite response reflects urban condition
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NEPTUNE MARINA Marina Del Rey meets mid-century modern
Pin Ups are an “ongoing” presentation of the project. They will typically occupy a wall within the office, allowing the project to be observed by everyone at TCA. Project teams periodically update the exhibit, and gather others to provide comments and critique. Pin Ups are a valuable tool, especially in the earlier stages of the project. The collaboration allows the design team to explore “big ideas” and engage in discourse that often leads to alternative, or more refined, solutions.
13-14 UC DAVIS STUDENT HOUSING Weaving prescient steel framing between the trees
15-16 UC DAVIS STUDENT HOUSING Interiors
17-18 VERMONT AND MANCHESTER Community-serving T.O.D centered around Metro & affordable housing
19-20 BROOKFIELD NEWPARK Transformative placemaking at the mall This presentation is an opportunity to learn, share information and critique ongoing projects between TCA’s three offices. Project teams present their work during each phase of the project, and before key milestone dates. Salon! allows the entire office to provide input and to offer suggestions that keep the project on course as the design evolves over time.
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21-22 JPI LONG BEACH T.O.D. mixed use anchors Civic Center
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" The design of the project seemed to flowMAXIMIZE SF OF MODULES rather 5. DESIGN OF A COMMUNITY 4. ACCELERATED DESIGN PROCESS effortlessly when one gets to work for the great cause of housing the formerly homeless, in conjunction with an opportunity to explore modular construction. I can’t wait for TCA’s first 5. DESIGN OF A COMMUNITY modular construction project to be built, and Ideal SF per module is " to 1,000 SF make a dent in the homeless crisis in Skid Row.800 Can include exterior decks
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Project Team Eric Olsen Frank Pasker Ken Soudani Leslie Ton Natalie Park Sandy Chung
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CUMULUS T. O . D . R E S H A P I N G NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
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Cumulus is a comprehensive residential and commercial mixed-use project that embodies all the defining characteristics of a T.O.D. The goal of the design is to create a uniquely livable community that reflects the progressive nature of the context and aims to enhance neighborhood identity. The site planning and architecture respond directly to the urban scale, fabric, and culture of its surroundings. The master plan links the train station to new community space, retail and a 1-acre park. The architecture is inspired by the notions of progress, change, and motion.
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DESIGN Large-scale massing incorporates two systems to break down the composition and lessen the impact on the smaller-scale immediate context. The two systems appear to intersect or overlap at the main corner of La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards, near the rail station, and provide a monumental corner. Articulation studies explored the analogy of dynamic cars or boxes traveling to and fro along the street, as rail-cars. A second, contrasting system designed for Jefferson Boulevard reinforces the system as another distinct mass, and appears as a second train at this important T.O.D node, especially to the westward Metro rider viewing the building from its elevated stance.
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MAT E R I AL S One key component to the designs interaction with the site is the large glass box at the vehicular entry off La Cienega, which provides a view into the site and the inner park. Ideal for an anchor tenant, the glass box contrasts with the linear La Cienega rail-car system which shuttles itself up and over the box. The glass box also provides an iconic wayfinding event and a warm street-activating glow in the evening. Monumental structural frames are exposed inside and around the expansive retail glazing and playfully help support the residences above. Careful attention to the color and materiality of the metal boxcars, and their detailing, allows their oversized running bond pattern to further portray the rail-car analogy. Application of this system over the wood framing and its expansive storefront residential glazing involved numerous studies and mock ups.
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" TCA was an ardent listener during the Design Review process. The result is a testimony to both that process and TCA’s thoughtful creativity. " - City of Oakland Planning Commission
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Project Team Ariel Abalos Bob Collins Desiree Kelley Radziah Loh Robert Valdez Thomas Cox
Location | Oakland, CA Client | Hanover Company
Respecting the Broadway-Valdez planning requirements for a mid-block break, and significantly, two local urban contexts, TCA proposed two systems of varying scales in one building. A sophisticated single texture of contrasting metal panels and stone presents a bold, confident streetscape. With the 24th Street side being smaller and more residential, that component responds with façade systems of a smaller scale. The north end, at 27th Street, in contrast, existing in a much larger and more urban context, responds with larger-scaled facade systems. Here, a gentle curve and expansive windows boldly hold the corner or “end” of the linear composition, where it is expected. Public art in plazas lining both sides of the street unify the intersection. At the mid-block, between the two systems, the residential entry, in a one-story condition, provides architectural way-finding and grounds the facade to an appropriate and inviting pedestrian scale. Above, a concise, comfortable courtyard provides relief from the busy urban street for 225 apartments. Resident amenities include lobby, mail room, HANOVER NORTHGATE – WEEKLY PHOTO R 5/21/18 – fitness room, bike parking, dog grooming, and a luxurious clubhouse. 22,000 sf of clean, crisp commercial space in contemporary storefronts activate the urban edge along Valdez Street.
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MARINA DEL REY MEETS MID-CENTURY MODERN
Location | Marina del Rey, CA Client | Greystar
Project Team Aram Chahbazian Tim Mustard Rand Williams Steve Hutson
2020 PCBC Gold Nugget Grand Award Winner “Best Multifamily Community (30-60 du/ac)"
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Neptune Marina brings mid-century modern design back to Marina del Rey. When constructed in 1962, Marina del Rey was the largest man-made, small-craft harbor in the country and in many ways embodied classic mid-century modern design. The design synthesized vernacular tradition with a contemporary language to create architecture firmly rooted in its own place and time. Symbolic forms and icons are borrowed from the past, and re-imagined in striking new compositions. The goal was not to produce stylistic replicas of the past, but to fuse current architecture with elements representing the site's history.
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View from the Marina Utilizing a sophisticated palette of natural stone, subdued colors, and simple metal accents, the contemporized modern aesthetic complements the updated marina and celebrates the local outdoor environment.
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INSPIRED BY MID-CENTURY PAST Influenced by “Breeze Blocks,” the elevations included customdesigned concrete block, a signature feature of the mid-century modern style. The blocks are made from the ashes of coal, bonded together by Portland cement and used for accent walls that bear relatively small loads. The decorative, yet functional design defines space while providing porosity and a cool, custom vibe.
The 3-dimensional block pattern creates varying light and shadows throughout the day as the sun's angle changes, resulting in a dynamic building elevation.
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Client | The Michaels Organization
Project Team Ariel Abalos David Moreno Felipe Guimaraes Katie Rosso Lawrence Won
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The Orchard Park design marries the rigor of the Prescient system with the playful, organic nature of a field of trees. The TCA team embraced the efficiency of only 3 building types, and proposed a system of variations to those buildings to introduce variety as they are encountered among the Heritage trees sprinkled throughout the site. Building rotation and variation of façade patterns helps reduce the tendency toward repetition naturally occurring from the Prescient system. And, unique architectural details on the building corners help create memorable gateways and key intersections. Two smaller-scaled community buildings, appropriately, The Treehouse and The Greenhouse, then take the organic theme one step higher, making the collegiate community feel more like a resort camp in the woods. These unique and playful buildings activate the site’s open space and blur the line between indoor and outdoor, providing a strong connection to nature. The 9-acre site and its 11 graduate and family residential buildings will soon be home for a lucky group of campers!
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Orchard Park combines a sophisticated indoor-outdoor design with a strong vernacular vibe connected to its camp-like setting. The design includes common areas, corridors and units. This project emphasizes two separate housing components: graduate and family housing. The graduate concept gives off “greenhouse vibes” - a fun and eclectic vibe, with medium wood tones, industrial metals, and a mix of indooroutdoor furniture set against an A-frame backdrop. The family concept uses a “treehouse”concept to playfully create a fun-loving experience for adults and children. This concept provides a strong wood component, highlighting shades of green, and tree forms as inspiration. Hammock details in the furniture round out the experience.
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& AFFORDABLE HOUSING Location | Los Angeles, CA Client | Primestor & BRIDGE Housing
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The Metro station at Manchester & Vermont is one of the most utilized in all of LA County, though under-served. TCA’s proposed design incorporates numerous stakeholders interests and desires into a mixed-use development centered around a pedestrian-scaled plaza that will become the central hub for the neighborhood. Programmatically, the project includes a Metro Transit Center Training Facility, neighborhood-serving retail, a transit plaza, and affordable housing for families and seniors. In addition, kiosks and pop-up retail will be located throughout the development. A parking structure to the east of the plaza provides parking for the housing, the Metro facility, and the new private boarding school on the north side of the plaza. To provide an iconic look for the TOD, the concept and inspiration of a geode was utilized, representing an architecture of dual and contrasting elements. At the center, the plaza represents the heart, and the geode encircles it, exposing its vibrant inner core. Activated outdoor spaces and surrounding retail provide a welcoming energy that frames the plaza. The durable outer layer of the architecture is carved away to unveil the rich inner program. Small openings for residential windows and larger openings for upper-level courtyards permit the outdoors into the residential spaces. Larger carvings at the first floor activate the streetscape and connect the anchor retail space to the plaza and Vermont Ave. A dynamic shade structure extends the architectural form and provides a unique way-finding element that hovers over the anchoring plaza and transit riders below. CONNECTION TO SURROUNDINGS
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" The most challenging part of this project is to align all the needs of each of the shareholders—from BRIDGE to Primestor to CRCD to METRO—and create a vibrant and much needed community center in the process " INTERNAL SPACES BREAK DOWN FACADE
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Brookfield Newpark provides a complete transformation from a car-oriented Sears parking lot to a pedestrian-oriented new heart to the mall and local community. A tree-lined retail street provides the mall entry leading to an urban park where the previous Sears store existed. Working closely with the Newark planners, TCA designed the new "urban" street with 0’ setbacks, retail storefronts, grated street trees, parallel parking, and street furniture normally experienced in much denser environments such as New York and San Francisco. The new urban park at the terminus of the entry street presents a welcoming open space comfortable for lounging and recreating and intends to become the new anchor or heart of the local community.
This project poses an interesting design challenge as to how to create an" urban condition with pedestrian sensitivity in a sea of parking, in hopes of the building to be the catalyst for a new vibrant district. - Winifred Wang, Architect " Associate Principal, Studio Director
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Location | Newark, CA Client | Brookfield Properties
Project Team Bryan Walker Dan Schmid Chris Williams Corey Bitting James Yow Jonathan Rolf May Ren Winifred Wang
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321 Ocean Boulevard proposes the final Phase III of the City of Long Beach’s ambitious Civic Center redevelopment. Two dynamic mixed use buildings flank a private pedestrian street linking the Civic Center Plaza with the Blue Line station at Pine Avenue. Curated retail and residential lobby's active the private street designed for outdoor dining. Colorful metal panels reinforce the residential building’s connection to the new Port Authority and City Hall buildings to the west. Plan rotation and large sculptural carvings into the massing portray a playful whimsy, celebrating downtown’s mixed-use lifestyle amidst the new civic buildings. As such, the proposed design incorporates elements of the surrounding new civic buildings and then introduces a whimsical design to reflect the mixed use program.
" The building design must be transformative and identifiable, breaking the mold of surrounding mixed-use residential buildings. These colorful buildings will provide a significant impact to the city’s urban fabric."
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Anna Mendoza Armine Movsesyan Disi Gao Fan Eric Olsen
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Location | Long Beach, CA Client | JPI
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OLN RK CORNER GROCER AND STOOP UNITS REINFORCES A RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER ALONG CEDAR AVE. URBAN DESIGN VISION
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Project Team Bob Collins Paul Adamson Thom Cox Tim Mustard
MASS TIMBER TECHNOLOGY Location | San Francisco, CA Mass Timber technology allows the height limits of wood buildings to be greatly increased. TCA's revolutionary mass timber product design known as High-MASS (Materiality, Applicability, Sustainability, Scalability) is currently being applied to a 13-story residential building on a busy urban corner in San Francisco, which includes 12 stories of apartments over a ground floor consisting of retail, lobby, utility and loading spaces. The ground floor is built of concrete, and the upper 12 stories utilize mass timber.
" At a fraction of the weight, and using readily available components, HighMASS can be erected faster than its traditional counter parts. The benefits of High-MASS make it an efficient alternative to steel and concrete."
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Cross Laminated Timber Floor Partial Exposed Timber Ceiling Soffit Area Concrete Core Mass Timber framing Gluelam Column Glazing System Spandrel Panel Concrete Podium
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