Located in Los Angeles, California, this courtyard community unifies public exterior space and private living through the use of a large courtyard. The triangular building floats above various landmasses that frame views of the inhabitable land forms within the courtyard. The single-loaded corridor is open to the exterior with circulation flanking the edges. This proposal utilizes a trapezoidal form. One of the benefits of this shape is that the units do not share a wall, with the exception of 4 units located near the corners.
![aerial view of courtyard](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/d0fc5a63-7cb4-49de-9950-9d4165681972_rw_1920.jpg?h=4391acf35ab7f4888bf077303ff894c1)
aerial view of courtyard
![corner of second floor](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/414d038d-c635-483f-b780-3cbfbc22174e_rw_1920.jpg?h=bcfd91423ae6d29c298bbdaa7d211eab)
corner of second floor
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/fec167c4-3b67-41aa-8cf7-c5838e8fcb98_rw_1920.jpg?h=28f16e2af95a6b02beeba9c89de72ef8)
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/685bebc5-c75e-4ffc-850f-64ea9171352e_rw_1920.jpg?h=11cd7925f4394239d06fe9dfb7920d8f)
section aa
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/28e8af6a-feb8-4b99-ad52-99ad0bb95eea_rw_3840.jpg?h=dd83f4192ae0c499910c438141a081fa)
primary unit floor plan
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/40316e6c-dbcb-4e05-a77d-4c8475a66443_rw_1920.jpg?h=027877de9b66485d141da5976619055d)
interior perspective of living room and kitchen
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site plan
![aerial of model in site](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/8556a8a1-29bf-463b-9d02-e4757dae47fa_rw_3840.jpg?h=564f33cb9f3485e76e0f0aedac8fa4d8)
aerial of model in site
![aerial of model at 1/16 in. scale](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/1f62524a-9225-4e93-8070-aeb6588465d6/a3ff6154-2d1a-4ef1-814c-32afb64e8b5e_rw_3840.jpg?h=ce0ca64b66c3aab824f2b5d0e40fbf29)