T HOMES IS A SMALL MULTIFAMILY PROJECT IN LOS ANGELES. LOCATED ON A COMMERCIAL STREET, PRIVACY AND NOISE WERE THE MAIN CONCERNS WHEN DESIGNING THIS TWO UNIT BUILDING. PROVIDING BOTH A VISUAL AND SOUND BUFFER FROM THE BUSY STREET, A MASONRY WALL SNAKES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY. THIS WALL SHIFTS DIVIDING THE TWO UNITS, WHILE CREATING ENCLOSED OUTDOOR COURTYARDS FOR THE LIVING, KITCHEN, AND DINING AREAS TO OPEN OUT INTO. FLOATING ABOVE THE WALL ARE CEDAR CLAD VOLUMES CONTAINING THE BEDROOMS AND PRIVATE SECTORS OF THE HOUSE.

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