Multi-Residential Project / Architectural Designer in Plus Architects
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Project: 5-story, 10-unit Apartment, Density Bonus, with 1 level of subterranean Parking Garage
Building Height: 60'-0"
Zoning Floor Area: 13,883 SQ.FT.
Project Involvement: Participated from PZA correction through CD development, including involvement in the public hearing process. Prepared presentation materials (including PPT and renderings) to support client meetings and entitlement reviews. Developed Rhino models and contributed to facade material studies, providing multiple exterior material options for client consideration. Collaborated on rendering production and performed post-production visual refinements. Assisted in advancing drawing sets through PZA revisions into CDs and produced elevation drawings for ARB submission along with technical documentation in AutoCAD.
Sketchup, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop
This project is a 5-story, 10-unit multifamily development located in Beverly Hills, utilizing density bonus incentives to increase allowable residential density on a constrained site. Under base zoning, the site permitted 8 units, while the proposed scheme strategically incorporates bonus provisions to achieve 10 units, including one very low-income unit.
To accommodate the increased density, the project integrates a series of incentives and waivers, including reductions in front and side yard setbacks, as well as allowances for subterranean garage encroachment and modified unit area requirements.
Site Plan AutoCAD (Dimension & Level Info blurred)
Following the entitlement strategy, the project required careful organization of unit layouts, circulation, and parking within a limited footprint. The planning balances efficiency, code compliance, and spatial quality while responding to the constraints introduced by density bonus provisions and site conditions.
TYP. Floor Plan AutoCAD (Dimension & Level Info blurred)
A key challenge of the project lies in coordinating the subterranean parking garage with the site’s grade and setback constraints. The design incorporates zoning waivers to allow the garage to encroach into the front setback and adjust entry slopes, requiring precise sectional coordination between the building and adjacent public realm.
These conditions informed the development of sectional studies to resolve vertical relationships, access, and code-compliant circulation.
Elevation & Partial Section AutoCAD (Dimension & Level Info blurred)
During the transition from PZA corrections to construction documentation, the project required detailed resolution of code-driven layouts and interior configurations. This included the development of ADA-compliant unit plans, enlarged details, and coordination of dimensional requirements across multiple drawing sets.
Enlarged Bath & Kit AutoCAD (Dimension & Level Info blurred)
In parallel, visual materials were developed to support client presentations and public hearings. This included renderings and facade material studies, providing multiple design options to facilitate decision-making and communicate the project within the entitlement process.
Sketchup, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop
A simplified model walkthrough was produced to illustrate the overall building massing.
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