• FEATURED

  • PROJECTS

    • PARKS + OPEN SPACE

      • SOUTH PARK

      • THE DOGPATCH ROPEWALK

      • SUMMIT PARK

      • PERSIA TRIANGLE

      • DOGPATCH POTRERO SERPENTINE STAIRS

      • QB3 POCKET PARK

      • HORSESHOE COVE

      • RECIPRICOS URBANOS PARK

      • ATLANTA REPLAY PARK

      • VETERANS PARK HISTORIC GARDEN

      • MORE PARKS + OPEN SPACE

    • HOUSING

      • 300 IVY

      • RIVERMARK

      • FILLMORE PARK

      • STATION CENTER

      • ZURICH BIOPOOL

      • HANCOCK MIXED-USE

      • LA VALENTINA STATION

    • INSTITUTIONAL

      • 1015 JOAQUIN

      • UC IRVINE FINE ARTS PLAZA

      • OTIS COLLEGE

      • HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAMPUS

      • CHWITTHER UNIVERSITY

      • BIOTECH CAMPUS

    • COMMERCIAL

      • HOTEL LES MERINEDES

      • LANTANA IMAX

      • MAMMOTH VIEW HOTEL CABINS & LOFTS

      • 1424 BUNDY

      • BEVERLEY BOULEVARD MART

      • BLACK CANYON

    • PLANNING

      • MAKING THE CONNECTIONS

      • 22ND STREET MASTER PLAN

      • THE LA RIVER UNIVERSAL CITY MASTER PLAN

      • THE IVY LIVING ALLEY

      • THE LOS ANGELES RIVER MASTER PLAN

      • THE COMPTON CREEK MASTER PLAN

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  • STATION CENTER

    • LOCATIONUnion City
      CLIENTMid Pen Housing
  • DESCRIPTION

    • The family housing comprises 157 affordable rental units.  There are 289 available parking spaces to service both residents as well as visitors.  The building plan loosely describes a spiral, curving around to create sheltered space for a series of courtyards. The main entrance, a towering open-air arch defined by halls and apartments bridging overhead, leads to a chain of seven “islands” connected by bridges. Devised by Fletcher Studio, each island has its own character and use, including Bikini Atoll (the pool deck), Farmer’s Island (urban agriculture allotment gardens), and The Gorrilla Garden (a play yard).

           
      Architect: David Baker + Partners Architects