Brooks + Scarpa is bringing good design to the people who really need it

A bright-yellow, off-center beacon welcomes you to this 7-story housing project. The architects were able to double the number of units on this site through a lot split, providing 134 units of much-needed affordable housing to their local Koreatown community in Los Angeles. The original site featured a senior living project, which Brooks + Scarpa also retrofitted and upgraded. The two sections are visually connected, and maintaining the sequence on the site that predates the addition was crucial in designing the new build. The narrow project is defined by an undulating facade to provide shade and also serve as an auditory barrier from the busy nearby thoroughfare.