Container and Contained

Los Angeles, CA / Critic Lawrence Blough

Washington University in St. Louis / 2018

Clusters of private units extend above shared community space below, permitting groups of similar minded digital nomads to live together in collaborative vertical neighborhoods. A web of interstitial space connects patios, balconies, and stairways that extend over the open atrium to support networking and a variety of entry and exit points to the building. Shades of privacy flow from the publicly accessible lobby on the lower level to all-embracing sheltered privacy in one’s 10’x10’ unit. This flexibility accommodates changing live and work situations, allowing residents to occupy the building longer and therefore in a more sustainable manner.