https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1646 en-us An installation by a former Record Vanguard firm teaches children a lesson in trompe l'oeil.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14417 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14417-over-view-by-freelandbuck An accessory dwelling unit is the star of the show in a dense Los Angeles neighborhood.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13765 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13765-los-angeles-dwelling-by-freelandbuck The master suite features sliding glass doors that open onto a balcony overlooking the courtyard. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier A central courtyard serves as a year-round gathering spot. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier The dwelling’s unusual form was inspired by the roofline of the adjacent house. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Image courtesy FreelandBuck This bicoastal team’s distinctive designs are informed by an interest in cellular structure and graphic patterning.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13130 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13130-design-vanguard-2017-freelandbuck Hungry Man Matching the lighthearted character of the production company, FreelandBuck created a series of “tumbled” office cubicles that playfully challenge the gridded regularity of the typical office space and take advantage of the generous ceiling height. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Stack House This residential project features a loose pile of rotated boxes on a steeply sloping site in the San Rafael Hills. A corner of each box is removed to knit the rooms together. Photo © Nelson Garrdio Stack House This residential project features a loose pile of rotated boxes on a steeply sloping site in the San Rafael Hills. A corner of each box is removed to knit the rooms together. Photo © Nelson Garrdio Parallax Gap This winning proposal for the Smithsonian’s “Above the Renwick” competition is an assemblage in the Renwick Gallery that represents an eclectic selection of 19thcentury ceiling designs rendered through 21st-century technology and visual culture. Photo © Kevin Kunstadt B+F Sahara FreelandBuck’s continuing research into lamella structures, explored through a series of projects for Gastronomica Restaurant Group, is deployed in this Kuwait City eatery as a vaguely arboreal canopy over the dining room. Photo © Nelson Garrido earls-gourmet-grub.asp Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8268-earls-gourmet-grub-by-freelandbuck The architects developed the maple veneer mural by digitally translating an image of an Alpine landscape into a gridlike pattern. The mural's low relief was cut with a CNC mill. Earl's Gourmet GrubFreelandBuckLos Angeles, CaliforniaThe architects developed the maple veneer mural by digitally translating an image of an Alpine landscape into a gridlike pattern. The mural's low relief was cut with a CNC mill.Image courtesy FreelandBuck Unadorned plywood forms the backside of counter seating just inside Earl's storefront and serves as the backdrop for the eatery's neon sign. Earl's Gourmet GrubFreelandBuckLos Angeles, CaliforniaUnadorned plywood forms the backside of counter seating just inside Earl's storefront and serves as the backdrop for the eatery's neon sign.Image courtesy FreelandBuck Three sculptural light scoops''two illuminated by electric light and one that is an actual skylight'give the restaurant's long and tall volume a sense of scale and help modulate the space. Earl's Gourmet GrubFreelandBuckLos Angeles, CaliforniaThree sculptural light scoops''two illuminated by electric light and one that is an actual skylight'give the restaurant's long and tall volume a sense of scale and help modulate the space. Image courtesy FreelandBuck Earl's Gourmet Grub Earl's Gourmet GrubFreelandBuckLos Angeles, CaliforniaImage courtesy FreelandBuck