Year: 2020
Location: Venice, California (Conceptual)
Instructor: Louis Molina
Tools: Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Location: Venice, California (Conceptual)
Instructor: Louis Molina
Tools: Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Awards: LASD 2030 People’s Choice Award (2021)
In this academic project, Expose explores sustainable cooperative housing in Venice, California, an area increasingly at risk due to rising sea levels. The building is elevated to anticipate future flooding, with the open ground floor functioning as a flexible public plaza for markets, exhibitions, or play. The architecture emphasizes transparency and circulation, most notably through an exposed piping system where each pipe’s color denotes a specific utility, such as greywater filtration.
The facade acts as both a privacy filter and an expressive element. Inspired by the Twelve Angled Stone wall of Cusco, Peru, I developed a custom wallpaper pattern that evolved into a system of pipes functioning as structural, visual, and environmental components, turning infrastructure into a key design language.
This project marked my first deep dive into residential design and sustainability. It showed me how to translate travel-inspiration into architectural systems and to use digital tools to create solutions that are both pragmatic and poetic.
Design Process
Wallpaper
1/2 Mile Neighborhood Plan
Diagram of the Ventilation
