Issue No. 1, Winter 2015
TCA does not accept the status quo. We push and constantly ask the question “Is there a better, smarter design for this?” We strive to produce more with less because uninspired built environments are missed opportunities to enhance lives. Our designs require a Big Idea, which informs the process, leads to better design, and ultimately benefits the community. We resist mediocrity, and we delight in the discipline that leads to places that inspire and uplift, even in ordinary life. “Base” is our celebration of this commitment. —the people of TCA
The Process The TCA design process emphasizes collaboration to produce diverse, high quality design for all projects. All projects are required to write a central theme, or “Big Idea,” to guide the process. Design is constantly reviewed, critiqued, and discussed in various venues throughout the life of the project. This process allows for new ideas and novel approaches to be considered, with commentary from all experience levels within the firm encouraged. It also ensures that all work leaving the office retains the same consistently high quality of design. As such, our work ultimately contributes to thriving communities where people live, work, play, and connect.
S.W.O.T.
inside this issue:
At project commencement, a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats 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.
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.
Salon! 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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BOARDWALK COMPLETED PROJECT
Pin Up
AMLI MDR DESIGN FEATURE
Daily desk crits play an important role in TCA’s process. These critiques typically involve the project team, however, oftentimes they also include other team members at TCA. The intent is to provide detailed, projectspecific review and commentary to improve the overall design.
AVALON EMERYVILLE ON-THE-BOARDS
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‘Base’ was created by, Armine Movsesyan, Anna Mendoza, India Howlett , Christine Cortina, Eric Olsen, Irwin Yau, Rodolfo Mora, Jerrin Chu and Tory Hoffman.
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The centerpiece of the plan is the Bridge Walk, a public way that connects the existing pedestrian bridge to the heart of the Public Market retail district via a pedestrian way and grand stair. The building massing highlights this by bracketing the path with a “tower element” to the north, and the main building entry to the south. Through variation in height, materials, window patterning, and base details, the development is broken down into smaller pieces, building on the existing market building scale, and speaking to traditional urban “main street” developments built over time.
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Artistry
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-Robert Collins, Project Design Director Location: Emeryville, CA Client: Avalon Bay Communities, Inc. Site: 2.02 AC Total Units: 167 Density: 83 du/ac
TCA Team: Thom Cox, Jonathan Cohen, Bob Collins, Yoon Chang Street View at South Building
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EMME Apartment (under construction)
Avalon Public Market – Shellmound Residential Building (Parcel A) Emeryville, California
View Along Shellmound
Public Market Emeryville
Parcel B - Proposed Retail Frontage
Final Development Plan Submission 2015-0714
TCA# 2014-021-01
AMLI MDR Design Feature AMLI MDR project is located in Marina Del Rey, the jewel of Los Angeles County, and the home to the largest man-made pleasure boat harbor in the U.S. The central interests in this community are the lively shops, restaurants, and promenades. The exceptional view of the bay and the dominance of luxury apartments along the coastline are two important characteristics of this location. Thus, the architectural task at hand brought two important challenges. First, it was necessary to design and create a quality living environment for the future residents; and second, the project provided an opportunity to redefine the look of the marina and, through architecture, enhance the surrounding context. This created a strong link between the buildings and the community. The architectural character of the project was based on a Maritime theme, influenced by waterfront ‘boathouse’ structures. The rustic nature of the boathouse has been re-interpreted in a sophisticated application, utilizing the warmth of wood siding, the permanence of a stone base, and gently sloping roof forms to invoke a place-making aesthetic that feels very much a part of the marina.
Leasing Building from Via Marina
“The design invokes the romance and simple beauty of living on the coast — experiencing the sound of the water, the sea breeze, even the salty taste in the air — as if you were on a Boathouse. This became our central theme, or ‘Big Idea,’ for the project.” -Rodolfo Mora, Project Design Director
Location: Marina del Rey, CA Client: AMLI Residential Site: 10.4 ac Total Units: 585 residential units (50 of which are designated for very low income seniors), 241 boat slips, 8000 sf of visitor-serving commercial space, and 1225 required garage parking spaces Density: 56 du/ac
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Aerial View Looking North West
“The adjacency of the marina and Pacific Ocean created exciting challenges for us to provide viable solutions for the foundation system, exterior materials, seawall, bird-safe glazing, view corridors, and coastal access. Plus, designing a boat house on a floating dock was a fun and once-ina-lifetime opportunity.� -Nick Radon, Project Manager
View From Promenade
CL U B R O O M O P T I O N
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TCA TEAM: Aram Chahbazian, Athena Balistreri, Aubrey Buracchio, Brittany De Paul, Christopher Gibson, Dan Schmid, Devin Campbell, Dong Oh, Ella Villa, German Villarraga, India Howlett, Jon Hellinga, Jon Veregge, Jonathan Ly, Katharine Hanson, Kim Stickel, Luis Enciso, Nick Radon, Philip Terhorst, Rodolfo Mora, Tim Mustard, Troy Schalge, Tory Hoffman The Jewel Building from The Promenade
BOARDWALK Completed Project
Boardwalk embodies the HB lifestyle. The ‘Big Idea’ was to let the beach community’s casual, coastal vibe inform this contemporary design. The city’s celebrated outdoor lifestyle, combined with its recognizable “beach city” brand, created a mindset from which the project team developed the design. Natural colors and materials reflect the outdoors. Bold forms with simple details feel fresh and progressive. Boardwalk was the first High-Def design to go into production. The apartment buildings were designed as identical, lifestyle ‘products’ with building-by-building customized colors and materials not unlike surfboards and bicycles off an assembly line. Lighthearted recreation buildings with curving forms, analogous to waves, mark the community entry and frame outdoor spaces that celebrate the HB lifestyle.
Location: Huntington Beach, CA Client: Sares Regis Group Site: 11.93 AC Total Units: 480, 2 amenity buildings, 14,000 sf retail Density: 40 du/ac
Main Entry Off Edinger Boulevard
Edinger Boulevard
“Boardwalk was the first High-Def design to go into production. The apartment buildings were designed as identical lifestyle ‘products’ with building-by-building customized colors and materials, not unlike surfboards and bicycles off an assembly line.” -Eric Olsen, Studio Director
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What is High-Def?
Using land more efficiently by stacking housing over parking.
D E S I G N I N S P I R AT I O N
Typical 4-Story Building Module 38 Units 38 Parking Spaces (Under building)
New code - 2007 CBC (California Building Code) from IBC (Internaional Building Code) - Respond to opportunities from new code - Mixed-use within building without separate occupancies available: - Residential - Parking - Retail - Leasing - Larger areas allowed between separation walls, approximately 20,000 sf per floor - Maximum allowable height of 60’ allows for retail or leasing facility at first level and/or mezzanines at fourth floor
Variety of unit mix available (Studio, 1, 2, and 3-bedroom)
Surface parking for additional resident parking
R E S O RT
Structural steel frames span drive aisles and double parking bays Units at ground level to activate street, provides architectural elements at community edges Provide one covered space per unit inside of building, typical Pedestrian lobby and building entry off pedestrian street edge
35-40 UNITS PER ACRE W/ 1.8 PARKING RATIO
Variety of unit mixes available Module shown is: 16% Studio 37% 1-Bedroom 47% 2-Bedroom
LIFESTYLE N AT U R A L
Entry Off Gothard Avenue
Page from High-Def Brochure
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THIS SET OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN APARTMENT PROJECT. THEREFORE, THE BUILDINGS PRODUCED FROM THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR USE AS OR CONVERSION TO A CONDOMINIUM PROJECT.
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Interior of Fitness Building
“This was TCA’s first project using Revit, and the software proved to be a challenge to learn, but it was immediately very clear that it would be useful in every aspect of the building design. It was especially effective for drawing the very complicated details and for figuring out how to attach the metal cladding rings around the building in their very odd shapes.” -Gus Quintana, Job Captain Main Recreation Building
Sares Regis Group
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Fitness Building Deck
Competition-Winning Conceptual Rendering
TCA TEAM: Armine Movsesyan, Rand Williams, Dan Schmid, Devin Campbell, Eric Olsen, Gilbert Anguiano, Gus Quintana, Jonathan Ly, Kim Stickel, Paul Medel, Philip Terhorst
Entry Lobby In Leasing Building
Fitness Building
Alvin Ban Andy Guingab Anna Mendoza Aram Chahbazian Armine Movsesyan Art Grigori Athena Balistreri Azi Sadrieh Beverly Christiansen Bill Nord Bill Volbrecht Blecille Jardinico Brittany De Paul Chi Dang Christine Pierron Christopher Gibson Colonel Sanders Craig Smith Dan Schmid Daniel Lee Daryl Francis Desiree Kelley Devin Campbell Dong Oh Ed Raspa Elijah Guingab Elha Villa Eric Olsen Erwin Julian
Evelyn Freimann Fernando Lopez Flavia Merlino Frank Pasker Gail Dyer Gary Struthers George Takayama German Villarraga Gilbert Anguiano Glenn Araga Gus Quintana Henry Lee India Howlett Irwin Yau Jae Lee Jamie Wolff Jane Buttrey Jason Claypool Jerrin Chu Jim Liu John Mulcahy Jon Veregge Jonathan Cohen Jonathan Hellinga Jonathan Ly Jonathan Rolf Josefine Fabricius Juan Soria Katharine Hanson
Katherine Rosso Keith Robishaw Ken Soudani Kevin Yan Kim Stickel Lisa Fraga Lisa Ignacio Luis Enciso Ly Moser Mable Chung-Sladky Madeleine Zayas Mario Quesada Matthew Fullenkamp Matthew Vitti McKenna Booth Megan Turner Melissa Logan Michael Cox Michael de Villiers Michael Fowler Michael Mindlin Michelle Chronis Miguel Gonzalez Mike Burnside Morgan Atkins Nick Radon Nicole Harros Nina Daulton Paul Adamson
Paul Anderson Paul Medel Philip Terhorst Radziah Loh Rafael Salas Rand Williams Robert Collins Robert Vargas Rodolfo Mora Ryan Kranz Sandy Chung Sarah McGee Scott Neville Shienny Sutanto Stacy Nieves Steve Hutson Susan Spohn Sylvia Kim Tae Kim Tak Katsuura Thanh Vuong Thom Cox Tim Mustard Tory Hoffman Vic Raskovsky Vin Luca Wini Wang Winston Chang Yvonne Cooper