Formosa 1140
Los Ángeles US
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA)
2010
Type
Collective dwelling
Tags
+ density, urban regeneration, shared spaces , urban prototypes, urban function, for pedestrians
Visitability
Visible from the street
Description
The LA region is notorious for its lack of urban public space; LOHA’s design for Formosa1140 addresses this condition by radically parceling out a third of its privately-owned building site as a publicly-managed pocket park for West Hollywood. Formosa1140 simultaneously creates density and green space and models a replicable prototype for incremental community-driven city development. By eliminating the private courtyard and pushing the housing volume to one side of the building lot, LOHA provides each residential unit with public park frontage. Its facade is then achieved through a unique choreography of perforated metal sheathing and fenestration.The variation of privacy screens and open balcony voids within the building’s skin allows for the public realm of the park to intrude into the private volume of the building. Formosa1140’s permeable envelope promotes resident-community interaction.(Description provided by architects )