https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1236 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17709 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:07:03 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17709-brooks-scarpa-evokes-the-porch-at-a-supportive-housing-complex-in-sacramento http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15942 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15942-design-ed-podcast-brooks-scarpa http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15856 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:05:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15856-brooks-scarpa-brings-dignified-design-to-low-income-apartments-in-la http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15436 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 18:03:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15436-angela-brooks-and-lawrence-scarpa-win-2021-aia-gold-medal AIA-Gold-Brooks-Scarpa-1.jpg Angela Brooks & Lawrence Scarpa of Brooks + Scarpa, FAIA. Photo © Jeff Durkin AIA-Gold-Brooks-Scarpa-2.jpg South Los Angeles Charter High School by Brooks + Scarpa. Photo © Tara Wujcik AIA-Award-MASS-Design-Group-1.jpg MASS Design Group. Photo © Chris Schwagga In Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park neighborhood, a 52-unit community was designed specifically for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12503 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12503-the-six-by-brooks-scarpa Photo © Tara Wucjik Photo © Tara Wucjik Photo © Tara Wucjik Photo © Tara Wucjik A sympathetic design raises the bar for affordable housing in a not-so-affordable city. Affordable housing in Santa Monica sounds like an oxymoron. In 2013, the city's average monthly rent of $2,328 was the priciest in Los Angeles County. Adding insult to injury are local homeowners who fear that buildings for lower-earning households will be eyesores that drive down property values.

]]> 1410-pico-place-brooks-scarpa.asp Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7326-pico-place Pico Place Balanced massing and a variety of cladding materials unite in a dynamic facade along bustling Pico Boulevard. Trees and low hillocks of colorful succulents along the main elevation absorb airborne dust, withstand drought, and offer a contrast to orthogonal building forms.   Photo © John Linden Pico Place Balanced massing and a variety of cladding materials unite in a dynamic facade along bustling Pico Boulevard. Trees and low hillocks of colorful succulents along the main elevation absorb airborne dust, withstand drought, and offer a contrast to orthogonal building forms.   Photo © John Linden Pico Place Exterior exit stairs are pleasant to use and add depth to the facade.   Photo © John Linden Pico Place A planted roof helps keep the community room cool, while retractable glazed panels allow it to open to the courtyard.   Photo © John Linden Pico Place Most apartments are entered through the courtyard; overhead fabric shades act as a visual shield from guests staying in the adjacent high-rise hotel.   Photo © John Linden Pico Place Fiber-cement siding, perforated aluminum-zinc coated sheet-steel panels, and integral-pigment stucco are durable and easy to maintain, suiting the complex's modest operating budget.   Photo © John Linden Pico Place Two- and three-bedroom layouts were designed without hallways to maximize usable space.   Image © Ledaean Pico Place Palm trees rising from the subterranean garage add a layer of privacy and greenery.   Photo © Tara Wujcik Pico Place Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Pico Place Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Pico Place Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Pico Place Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa On a tough site, a public school touts its forward-thinking mission with design, while providing a model for sustainability.

]]> 1401-green-dot-animo-leadership-high-school-brooks-scarpa-architects.asp Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7288-green-dot-nimo-leadership-high-school Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Nearly 500 PV panels across the south-facing entry facade meet much of the school's energy needs. The mural at the building's base was the architects' temporary stand-in for the public art to be painted there in the future, with student participation.   Photo © John Edward Linden Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School The east elevation is more delicately detailed, responding to the surrounding modest single-family homes. Open-air stairways provide natural mingling places.   Photo © John Edward Linden Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Sculpturally arrayed blue fins shade the western facade. With a sense of openness to the community, the courtyard (left side) serves as the lunch area, assembly hall, and principal social zone.   Photo © John Edward Linden Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Concrete bleacher steps at one end of this space create a casual amphitheater.   Photo © John Edward Linden Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School The western facade's blue fins filter late-day sunlight into a classroom. On the building's southern side, however, photovoltaic panels block some of the windows (as in this room, facing the student), leaving other classrooms with sparse daylight, school officials report. Humble materials throughout the facility include polished concrete floors as well as exposed ductwork, and structural members sprayed with an acoustic coating.   Photo © Tara Wujcik Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Architects Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Architects Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Architects Green Dot 'nimo Leadership High School Image courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Architects Larry Scarpa grew up in Florida, where the heat and humidity kept him indoors.

]]> yin-yang-house.asp Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8524-yin-yang-house The Yin-Yang House, named by the clients, unifies indoor and outdoor spaces into a whole. It appears solid from its street-facing facade, clad in cement board, but gives way to courtyards. Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CAThe Yin-Yang House, named by the clients, unifies indoor and outdoor spaces into a whole. It appears solid from its street-facing facade, clad in cement board, but gives way to courtyards. Photo © John Linden Bedrooms on the second floor open out onto a porch with direct access to the backyard and bamboo bleacher stairs. Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CABedrooms on the second floor open out onto a porch with direct access to the backyard and bamboo bleacher stairs.Photo © John Linden The living room features a 50-foot-long sliding glass door. Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CAThe living room features a 50-foot-long sliding glass door. Photo © John Linden Bedrooms on the second floor open out onto a porch with direct access to the backyard and bamboo bleacher stairs. Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CABedrooms on the second floor open out onto a porch with direct access to the backyard and bamboo bleacher stairs.Photo © John Linden Yin Yang House Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CAImage courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Yin Yang House Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CAImage courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Yin Yang House Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CAImage courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Yin Yang House Yin Yang HouseBrooks + ScarpaVenice, CAImage courtesy Brooks + Scarpa Situated on a 4.5-acre plot, the 85,000-square-foot 57-unit affordable housing complex was commissioned by the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, a nonprofit, low-income housing developer in southern California.

]]> rosa-gardens-apartments-brooks-scarpa.asp Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7313-rosa-gardens-apartments Rosa Gardens Apartments Rosa Gardens ApartmentsBrooks + ScarpaPalm Springs, CaliforniaPhoto © John Edward Linden Rosa Gardens Apartments Rosa Gardens ApartmentsBrooks + ScarpaPalm Springs, CaliforniaPhoto © John Edward Linden Rosa Gardens Apartments Rosa Gardens ApartmentsBrooks + ScarpaPalm Springs, CaliforniaPhoto © John Edward Linden Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) One of the country's “best” and “fastest-growing” cities (according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Forbes), Raleigh has a lot going on in and around its 144 square miles.

]]> contemporary-art-museum-raleigh.asp Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7871-contemporary-art-museum-raleigh Inspired by the existing building’s loading dock, architect Lawrence Scarpa created a translucent canopy made of pale blue steel beams that fade into the sky and support a sheer polycarbonate ro Contemporary Art Museum RaleighBrooks + Scarpa ArchitectsRaleighInspired by the existing building’s loading dock, architect Lawrence Scarpa created a translucent canopy made of pale blue steel beams that fade into the sky and support a sheer polycarbonate roof and ceiling of aluminum mesh panels layered with aluminum petals. Photo © John Edward Linden A beautifully realized fusion of old and new, CAM Raleigh serves as an icon for the city’s reemerging Depot Historic District, in which it’s located, as well as for the city itself. Contemporary Art Museum RaleighBrooks + Scarpa ArchitectsRaleighA beautifully realized fusion of old and new, CAM Raleigh serves as an icon for the city’s reemerging Depot Historic District, in which it’s located, as well as for the city itself. Photo © John Edward Linden This photo of the building, taken mid-renovation, shows the street-side north facade during the restoration process and the loading dock prior to its demolition. The architects transformed the parking Contemporary Art Museum RaleighBrooks + Scarpa ArchitectsRaleighThis photo of the building, taken mid-renovation, shows the street-side north facade during the restoration process and the loading dock prior to its demolition. The architects transformed the parking lot into a sculpture court with adjacent universal ramp access into the new lobby.Photo © John Edward Linden The architects cut through the thick concrete floor to bring daylight into the basement and open it to the upper galleries. Existing concrete support columns provide a solid, structural contrast to ne Contemporary Art Museum RaleighBrooks + Scarpa ArchitectsRaleighThe architects cut through the thick concrete floor to bring daylight into the basement and open it to the upper galleries. Existing concrete support columns provide a solid, structural contrast to newly installed glass partitions, and to the evocative art currently on display—one of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions, titled Urban Nature, by New York–based Japanese artist Naoko Ito.Photo © John Edward Linden Like Brooks + Scarpa’s architecture, artist Dan Steinhilber’s inaugural installation in the upper main and street-level galleries, Hold On, Loosely, explores the relationship between the b Contemporary Art Museum RaleighBrooks + Scarpa ArchitectsRaleighLike Brooks + Scarpa’s architecture, artist Dan Steinhilber’s inaugural installation in the upper main and street-level galleries, Hold On, Loosely, explores the relationship between the building’s history as a produce warehouse and its future as a museum for rotating shows. 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