Saturday, August 25, 2012

Egg Company, Headquarters for LUCASFILM (North Hollywood California, 1986)

Original building use Olson Bros Egg Company Depot.

30,000 sq.ft, structurally reinforced building, exterior green ficus over new old brick facade, interior humidified atrium  green courtyards for informal meetings and view, polarized skylights for tree growth, courtyard office glass french doors and industrial steel sash using natural daylight, restructured original wood trusses, family style kitchen, used as film production, directors offices.
  
Winner: BOMA Award Best Building Under 100,000 sq.ft.







Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Design Work, The First 20 Years

Norred Residence (Los Angeles, 1984 -87)

The concept for this house was inspired by the forms of water.
Some magazine outtakes:








By Design (Beverly Hills, 1980)

Award winning international furnishings store. Concept is blue sky & white clouds.
One of the first uses of MR 16 halogen lightbulbs for retail.






Pacifica Restaurant (Corona del Mar,California, around 1985)

Ocean view, use of concrete, patinated copper, skylights, rebars and car headlights.



Norred Residence (Malibu California, 1990)

Located on a wooded cliff overlooking the ocean, cold cathode, and layered halogen lighting, crows nest, use of circular and angled forms and levels.
Some magazine outtakes: