Professional
Toluca Lake
Toluca Lake
Los Angeles, US
A pragmatic, buildable and replicable urban garden prototype for vacant sites across Toluca lake, LA
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Context
The NOW Institute is asked to work on the Toluca Lake project, a pilot project of a series of community gardens to provide agriculture and education opportunities within the neighbourhood.
Operating since 2001, The NOW institute is the research tangent of Los Angeles based architecture firm Morphosis. NOW founding director Thom Mayne is joined by co-director Eui-Sung Yi, porject manager karen Lohrmannm and a team of researches in their mulifaceted consulations for cities and regions worldwide, mostly recenlty Haiti, Madrid, New Orleans, a range of midsize US cities, and Los Angeles as a continuing testing ground.
Role
I are tasked to design the site based on the projects social aspect, solar analysis, security measure and a modest budget.
DesignerDesign DevelopmentPresentation PackageSite Analysis
Solar Study
Solar StudyA annual solar study that inform The organization of the soil bed.
Buildability
Each component of the project were considered per the project requirement based on cost, security and design aesthetic for the neighbourhood.
Buildability
Each componet of the project were considered per the project requirement based on cost, security and design aesthetic for the neighbourhood.
