There are oaks, wind and rain coming from the west. A dusty road is at the east. Community soccer field is south; bamboo and empty beer cans all over the north. Now there is also a wooden barn structure over a concrete platform, with corrugated metal cladding in the outside and pine boards in the inside, plus 100 chairs, lectern, altar, virgin figure and a cross. Mass is once a month, community activities every evening. Both happen in the same space. A new chapel for 100 people in the remote countryside...
Creative Time, the public arts institution, moved their offices to the 4th Street Cultural District. The challenges lay with the length of the space – how to distribute natural light and a sense of openness while providing privacy. The cubicles have face panels at different heights to create a sense of variety and motion. Reflective materials maximize light. Translucent orange sliding walls hide service rooms and ‘Cones of Silence’ – a combination of light fixture and acoustic felt...
This four-bedroom rental apartment renovation was commissioned by a contemporary art and furniture collector. The more-public areas are organized around the collection. Vinyl flooring in several colors was created with large white circles to “spotlight” particular pieces. The entrance is monochrome with a custom designed wallpaper. The Living room, dominated by a large Bourellec Brother “cabana” is red. The dining room is in yellow and lined with bookshelves. Each bedroom is a single bold...
Ball-Nogues Studio winning entry for a public art competition sponsored by the City of Santa Monica; the sculpture is situated on the exterior wall of an existing parking structure at Santa Monica Place – originally designed by Frank Gehry. Near the beach and the Third Street Promenade, the site is heavily trafficked by tourists on foot and in automobiles. An aggregation of mirror polished stainless steel spheres, the sculpture operates structurally like an enormous Newton’s Cradle – the...