Journal

Notes on our projects and how we work.

Timber roof panel lifted by crane onto the Arroyo Reading Room frame beside the park.

· Lucía Herrera

A site visit to Arroyo Reading Room in Pasadena, the week the timber roof panels were lifted into place.

Planted shared courtyard at Bonnie Brae Courts, with homes and open walkways on three sides.

· Priya Raman

Four years after Bonnie Brae Courts opened, what the shared courtyard is used for.

Brick warehouse interior with its original timber trusses and new skylights over workshop benches.

· Martin Vale

Why we kept the timber trusses at River Works, and what it took to make an old roof work for 18 workshops.

Rammed earth test wall standing in the high desert next to its timber formwork, Joshua trees behind.

· Martin Vale

Why we chose rammed earth for Yucca Valley House, and what it took to build.

Site survey, massing sketches, a scale ruler and a cost sheet on a studio desk.

· Ada Okoro

What a feasibility study answers, what it costs you, and what you get at the end.

White study model of the Harbor Pavilion fabric roof at the water’s edge, beside a site drawing.

· Daniel Cho

Six weeks, four people and one fabric roof: what we learned from our second-prize entry for a pavilion in Long Beach.

Create a free website with Framer, the website builder loved by startups, designers and agencies.